Primacy Bias

One concept. Four tiers of command. Which do you speak?

Category: Cognition

Foundational Lexiconfirst impression sticks
Executive Parlanceinitial impression weight
Scholarly Discourseprimacy effect
Babel ZenithPrimacy Bias
Origin: Psychology

Etymology & Meaning

Giving disproportionate weight to first impressions.

In the Boardroom

First impressions that prove very hard to change.

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