primary effect

noun

1. psychol the process whereby the first few items on a list are learnt more rapidly than the middle items

Example Sentences

The primary effect of sin has ever been to separate man from God.

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The primary effect of alcohol is upon this organ, through its influence upon the nervous system.

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The inhibitory action upon the nervous organs is the primary effect.

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In fevers the primary effect of cold is similar in character.

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Its primary effect is to cause a more rapid flow of thought.

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