In her economics class, Nancy has been assigned to do a group project with Mario, someone she does not know well. Nancy's friend Tia knows Mario from another class and tells Nancy about him. According to the primacy effect, Nancy will form the best impression of Mario if Tia describes him in which way?

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The primacy effect suggests that the first piece of information presented about a person is more influential in forming an impression. Therefore, the order in which the traits are presented is important. The traits in option C are presented in a positive order, starting with intelligent and industrious, followed by warm and ending with less positive traits like impulsive and critical. This order allows for a more favorable impression to be formed.

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