On the First Day of Class, Dr

question 248

Multiple Choice

On the first day of class, Dr. Moskowitz is serious and tough as he reviews his rules for the course. After the first day, he is friendly and warm, but his students often continue to see him as unsympathetic and firm. This is due to

• A)the self-serving bias.
• B)cognitive dissonance.
• C)the primacy effect.
• D)lowballing.
• E)The recency effect.

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