Sam is participating in a study regarding retrieval from short-term memory.He memorizes a list of five items.What is most likely to happen?
A)He is able to retrieve the items simultaneously.
B)He can identify any of the five items in the same amount of time.
C)He remembers the middle item the most quickly.
D)He searches through his short-term memory one item at a time.

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When attempting to retrieve from short-term memory, it is typical to search through the items one at a time. It is unlikely that Sam will be able to retrieve all five items simultaneously, and there is no evidence to support that he would identify any of the five items in the same amount of time or remember the middle item more quickly.

Sam Is Participating in a Study Regarding Retrieval from Short-Term