Suppose you are planning to take a class from a professor about whom you know nothing. Just before class starts, a friend of yours describes the professor as inflexible, wordy, an easy grader, and kind to students. If the primacy effect is operating, you are most likely to think of the professor as:

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The primacy effect suggests that the first information we receive about someone has a greater impact on our perception than information received later. Therefore, you are most likely to think of the professor as inflexible.

Suppose You Are Planning to Take a Class from a Professor