Which of the following is the correct description of diminishing recency effect?
A)
Performance of an unrelated task after memorizing an item list will decrease the number of items recalled toward the end of the list.
B)
Distractors encountered after memorizing a list of items will lessen the chances of recalling items toward the beginning of the list.
C)
Rehearsal of a list of items causes transfer to long-term memory, which frees up space in the short-term memory store.
D)
After memorizing a list of 9 words, additional items cannot be stored in short-term memory because it is full.
Answer: A