The Standard Explanation of Why Primacy Effects Occur Is That

Multiple Choice

The standard explanation of why primacy effects occur is that:

A) we recall the items using sensory memory.
B) we recall the items because they were stored in long-term memory.
C) we recall the items because the experimenter always makes the first items the easiest.
D) we recall the items because the primacy words are no longer be encoded elaboratively.