Sunny was considered a shy person at school. When Sunny met his classmate, Ronny, ten years after school, Ronny was surprised th
at Sunny has become outspoken and confident. Ronny almost forgot how shy Sunny used to be at school. In terms of social perception, the change in Ronny's perception is due to _____.
The change in Ronny's perception is due to the Recency Effect.
Explanation:
The Recency Effect is understood as an individual's <em>likelihood to remember the </em><em>most recent information better </em>than others. It is a <em>component </em>of the Serial Position Effect, in which an individual is able to recall some ideas/things depending on the order of them on a list.
In this case, Ronny has seen how confident and outspoken Sunny has become so this behavior ir the latest information presented to Ronny. This makes him have this in mind more than previous information in which Sunny was shy.
