When Forming Impressions of People, When People Tend to Attach

question 141

Multiple Choice

When forming impressions of people, when people tend to attach more importance to initial information that is learned about a person, this is termed the .

• A) recency effect
• B) stereotype effect
• C) source effect
• D) primacy effect

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Definitions:

Hard Individualism

A philosophy that emphasizes self-reliance and personal independence, sometimes at the expense of community and cooperation.

Soft Individualism

Soft individualism is a cultural value that emphasizes personal independence and self-expression but also values community and cooperation.

Egocentrism

A cognitive bias where an individual is unable to understand or assume any perspective other than their own.

Peer Group

A social group whose members have interests, social position, and age in common.