When Anne,a visitor to the U.S.from Europe,learns that voters elected Donald Trump,she assumes that everyone in the U.S.likes Trump.She has fallen prey to
A)stereotyped thinking.
B)the law of small numbers
C)a group attribution error.
D)double-standard thinking.
E)a prototype.

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Anne's assumption that everyone in the U.S. likes Trump based on his election is an example of a group attribution error. This error occurs when an individual assumes that the beliefs or behaviors of a few members of a group represent the entire group.

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