In general, the first information we receive about a person has greater influence than later information. This is called:

a. first impressions.
b. recency effect.
c. hedonic decision.
d. the primacy effect.


d

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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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A. frontal and parietal cortex B. temporal cortex C. cerebellum D. thalamus and hypothalamus

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The wide influence of the behavioral approach began to fade by the late ________, as its lack of attention to mental processes began to draw criticism.

A. 1920s B. 1940s C. 1060s D. 1980s

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