James is going to the store to buy the following items: shampoo, ice cream, bananas, bread, juice, milk, toothpaste, and pretzels. Instead of making a list, he repeats the list over and over to himself and comes home with only the shampoo, ice cream, and bananas. James was using __________ rehearsal and remembered only the first few items on the list due to the __________ effect.

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James was using maintenance rehearsal, which involves repeating information to keep it in short-term memory. He remembered only the first few items due to the primacy effect, where items at the beginning of a list are more likely to be remembered.

James Is Going to the Store to Buy the Following