Primacy and recency effects
Also known as: Serial position effect · Recency bias · Primacy effect · Recency effect
What it is
Remembering, and weighting, the first and last items in a sequence more than those in the middle.
Example The first and last candidates interviewed leave the strongest impression.
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References
- Wikipedia: Primacy and recency effects en.wikipedia.org
- The 99 thinking errors in Rolf Dobelli's The Art of Thinking Clearly en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia: List of cognitive biases en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia: Cognitive bias codex en.wikipedia.org
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