primacy effect

primacy effect
The increased ability to remember the first items in a list

Wikipedia foundation.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • primacy effect — This refers to the process by which early information colours our perception of subsequent information. The commonsense notion that first impressions are the most compelling is not always correct. First impressions may count most because… …   Dictionary of sociology

  • primacy effect theory — / praɪməsi ɪfekt ˌθɪəri/ noun the theory that the first information in a message is most likely to be remembered …   Marketing dictionary in english

  • Primacy — is the state or condition of being prime or first, as in time, place, rank, etc., hence, excellency; supremacy. It may otherwise refer to a property of the office, rank, or character of a primate; the chief ecclesiastical station or dignity in a… …   Wikipedia

  • Primacy-Effekt — Beim Primäreffekt (engl. primacy effect, auch Primat Effekt) handelt es sich um ein psychologisches Gedächtnisphänomen. Der Effekt besagt, dass sich an früher eingehende Information besser erinnert wird als später eingehende Information. Das… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Primacy of Simon Peter — A number of Christian denominations and scholars hold that Simon Peter was the most prominent of the apostles, favored by Jesus of Nazareth with the first place of honor and authority. [ The Canon Debate , McDonald Sanders editors, 2002, chapter… …   Wikipedia

  • Serial position effect — Graph showing the serial position effect. The vertical axis shows the percentage of words recalled; the horizontal axis shows their position in the sequence. The serial position effect, a term coined by Hermann Ebbinghaus through studies he… …   Wikipedia

  • Law of primacy in persuasion — In advertising and public communications, the law of primacy in persuasion as postulated by Frederick Hansen Lund in 1925 holds that the side of an issue presented first will have greater effectiveness than the side presented subsequently. [Stone …   Wikipedia

  • Bradley effect — Tom Bradley speaking at AIDS Walk LA at the Paramount Studios lot in 1988 The Bradley effect, less commonly called the Wilder effect,[1][2] is a theory proposed to explain observed discrepancies between voter opinion polls and el …   Wikipedia

  • Races of the Mass Effect universe — This article is about the fictional races found within the Mass Effect universe. These races are explored in the novels Mass Effect: Revelation and Mass Effect: Ascension, and the video games Mass Effect, Mass Effect Galaxy, and Mass Effect 2.… …   Wikipedia

  • Races in Mass Effect — This article is about the fictional species found within the Mass Effect universe contained in both the and Xbox 360 and PC video game.Known sapient speciesAsari The asari are a humanoid species that hold one of three permanent seats on the… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”