What does the result of research on primacy and recency effects suggest about human memory?
A) The forgetting of information occurs in predictable ways.
B) The forgetting of information occurs in a random manner.
C) Human memory abilities are quite poor.
D) We only recall information that is somehow unique and distinctive.
Answer: A
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