Let's say you look at the schedule for your favorite football team. The team plays 16 games per year. Later you try recalling that schedule for a friend who really likes the same team you do. Chances are, you will recall opponents at the beginning of the schedule particularly well. What is this phenomenon called?
A) memory consolidation
B) the primacy effect
C) chunking
D) depth-of-processing

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The primacy effect refers to the tendency to remember items (in this case, opponents on the schedule) that are presented first in a list more easily and accurately. This is likely due to the fact that these items are rehearsed more and have more time to be consolidated into long-term memory.

Let's Say You Look at the Schedule for Your Favorite