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Primacy Effect

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

The primacy effect is another cognitive bias that results in better recall for items at the beginning of a list or sequence.

AP course connection

Topic 5.4: 5.4 Retrieving

Unit 5
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