Asch's (1946) research on person perception provided evidence for which of the following conclusions?

a. There is a primacy effect in social perception.
b. First impressions serve as a filter through which subsequently learned information is interpreted.
c. Even when the content of information conveyed about two individuals remains the same, the order in which we learn it can have a powerful effect on our impression.
d. all of the above


Answer: D

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