The ability to recall items at the beginning of a list more easily than the following items is the result of the ____ effect.
A) attentional
B) ordering
C) primacy
D) recency

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The primacy effect is the tendency to remember items at the beginning of a list more easily than items in the middle or at the end. This is because items at the beginning have more time to be rehearsed and stored in long-term memory.

The Ability to Recall Items at the Beginning of a List