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.
E)The recency effect.

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The primacy effect explains this situation, as it refers to the tendency to remember and give more weight to information that we encounter first. Dr. Moskowitz's initial serious and tough demeanor made a strong first impression that influenced how students continued to perceive him, despite his later friendliness.

On the First Day of Class, Dr