The Tendency to Be More Alert to Information That Is

question 75

Multiple Choice

The tendency to be more alert to information that is received first and the tendency for initial information to shape how subsequent information is perceived may both help to explain

• A)the primacy effect
• B)social facilitation
• C)the fundamental attribution error
• D)the self-serving bias

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