On the first day of class,Dr.Moskowitz is serious and tough as he reviews his rules for the course.After the first day,he is friendly and warm,but his students often continue to see him as unsympathetic and firm.This is due to
A) the self-serving bias.
B) cognitive dissonance.
C) the primacy effect.
D) lowballing.

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The primacy effect refers to the tendency for people to remember and be influenced more by information that is presented first. In this case, Dr. Moskowitz's initial serious and tough presentation on the first day of class may have made a stronger impression on his students, causing them to continue seeing him in that light despite his later friendly demeanor.

On the First Day of Class,Dr