Suppose You Are Planning to Take a Class with a Professor

question 39

Multiple Choice

Suppose you are planning to take a class with a professor about whom you know nothing. Just before class starts, a friend of yours describes the professor as inflexible, wordy, an easy grader, and kind to students. If the primacy effect is operating, you are most likely to think of the professor as:

• A) inflexible
• B) wordy
• C) an easy grader
• D) kind to students

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