Jack enlists the assistance of a travel agent to help him arrange a business trip to seven military bases for a weapons contractor.The agent lists all the stops on the trip.Later,when Jack tells his friend Darlene his itinerary,he can accurately remember only the date and location of his first stop.This is an example of the ____ effect.
A) attentional
B) ordering
C) primacy
D) recency

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Primacy effect refers to the tendency to remember information that is presented first, which is why Jack could remember the date and location of his first stop, but not the others on his itinerary. This is a common memory phenomenon and often occurs when there is a delay between the initial presentation of the information and the recall of that information.

Jack Enlists the Assistance of a Travel Agent to Help