When Asch (1946)presented students with a description of someone as "intelligent,industrious,impulsive,critical,stubborn,and envious," they rated the person ________ than if the opposite order of adjectives was presented.
A)less positively
B)more positively
C)less attractive
D)more attractive

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Asch's research demonstrated the primacy effect, where information presented first has a greater impact on our perception. Thus, when positive traits are listed first, the person is rated more positively.

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