For most recall tests, the transfer of items into long-term storage is BEST facilitated by _____ rehearsal.

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Elaborative rehearsal involves encoding information by linking it to other previously stored information in long-term memory, making it more likely to be transferred into long-term storage. This is more effective than maintenance rehearsal, which involves simply repeating the information without any meaningful elaboration. Recency and primacy effects refer to the order in which items are presented in a list and their likelihood of being remembered immediately after presentation. They do not directly relate to the transfer of information into long-term storage.

For Most Recall Tests, the Transfer of Items into Long-Term