The extent to which the first information we receive about someone influences our impression of that person more than later information is called the ________.

A) primacy effect
B) halo effect
C) phi phenomenon
D) recency effect

Primacy Effect

The tendency to remember information at the beginning of a list better than information in the middle or at the end.

Halo Effect

A cognitive bias where an individual's overall impression of a person influences how they feel and think about that person's character.

Phi Phenomenon

A perceptual illusion in which stationary objects shown in rapid succession, such as lights flashing at certain speeds, appear to be moving.