Asked by ESTELA LUCCHESI on Jun 12, 2024
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The primacy effect is a perceptual distortion in which an individual is judged based on the first information encountered, whereas the recency effect is a perceptual distortion in which an individual is judged based on ______.
A) the most recent information available
B) a comparison to a similar person
C) how we think or feel about the person
D) beliefs about that person's group
Primacy Effect
A perception problem through which an individual assesses a person quickly on the basis of the first information encountered.
Recency Effect
A perception problem through which we use the most recent information available to assess a person.
- Comprehend the relationship between perceptual distortions and expectation outcomes, including self-fulfilling prophecy.
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Rosalinda RostroJun 16, 2024
Final Answer :
A
Explanation :
The recency effect refers to the tendency to remember and give undue weight to the most recent information we have about an individual when making judgments about them.
Learning Objectives
- Comprehend the relationship between perceptual distortions and expectation outcomes, including self-fulfilling prophecy.
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