In an election campaign debate,Kelly makes her statement to the audience first and is immediately followed by her opponent,Stuart.The election is not held until two weeks later.If both messages were persuasive and the debate was the deciding factor,the election results should show the influence of

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The primacy effect suggests that people remember information that was presented first, which means Kelly's statement could have had a lasting effect on the audience. Therefore, if the election results show that Kelly won, it could be attributed to the primacy effect.

In an Election Campaign Debate,Kelly Makes Her Statement to the Audience