The primacy effect causes interviewers to ignore information presented at the beginning of the interview and pay more attention to the dominant information presented later in the interview.

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The primacy effect is our tendency to quickly form an opinion of people on the basis of the first information we receive about them.It is the notion that first impressions are lasting impressions.It does not cause interviewers to ignore information presented at the beginning of the interview and to pay more attention to information presented later in the interview.

The Primacy Effect Causes Interviewers to Ignore Information Presented at the Beginning