One Explanation for the Primacy Effect Is That

question 99

Multiple Choice

One explanation for the primacy effect is that

• A) information obtained early is usually more important than information obtained later.
• B) people tend to pay closer attention to central trait information.
• C) the meaning of information obtained later is often altered to fit with earlier impressions.
• D) people tend to use initial impression information as a basis for comparing and contrasting subsequent impression information.