primacy effect

noun

The increased ability to remember items presented earlier, such as the first items in a list: the early-position aspect of the serial position effect.

“Holonym: serial position effect”

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Meanings

nounprimacy effect (plural primacy effects)

plural primacy effects

  1. The increased ability to remember items presented earlier, such as the first items in a list: the early-position aspect of the serial position effect.

    Holonym: serial position effect

Translations

French effet de primauté
  • effet de primautéincreased ability to remember items presented earlier
German Primäreffekt
  • Primäreffektincreased ability to remember items presented earlier
Polish efekt pierwszeństwa
  • efekt pierwszeństwaincreased ability to remember items presented earlier
Russian эффе́кт пе́рвенства
  • эффе́кт пе́рвенства (effékt pérvenstva)increased ability to remember items presented earlier
Ukrainian ефе́кт перви́нності
  • ефе́кт перви́нності (efékt pervýnnosti)increased ability to remember items presented earlier
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Chicago

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