The primacy effect is attributed to
A)recall of information stored in LTM.
B)a type of rehearsal that improves memory for all items in a list.
C)recall of information still active in STM.
D)forgetting of early items in a list as they are replaced by later items.

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The primacy effect is the tendency to better recall items presented at the beginning of a list, which is believed to be due to their effective encoding and storage in long-term memory (LTM).

The Primacy Effect Is Attributed to