Yesterday Jen's dad sent her to the grocery store for a few last minute items for dinner. Jen repeated the list to herself as she walked to the store. Although she did not remember a few of the items yesterday, she did remember the first several and last several on her dad's list. Today she can't remember the last few items on the list but she continues to recall the first several items. Most likely these items that were the first items her father listed
A)are the most important items on the list
B)remain in her short term memory due to rehearsal
C)will be forgotten by the end of the day
D)are stored now in Jen's long-term memory due to rehearsal

Question

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The phenomenon described is consistent with the serial position effect, where items at the beginning of a list (primacy effect) are more likely to be remembered and transferred to long-term memory due to increased rehearsal time.

Yesterday Jen's Dad Sent Her to the Grocery Store for a Few