Mike believes that men are generally better at math and engineering than are women.He also tends to think of women as being emotional and a bit "soft." Mike recently met Karen,an attractive woman who is also a civil engineer.In most other respects,Karen fits Mike's ideas about women.Rather than revise his stereotype of women,Mike probably assumed that Karen represents a(n)________.

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Mike is likely to assume Karen represents a subtype of his existing stereotype about women, rather than changing his overall stereotype. This allows him to maintain his general beliefs about women while making an exception for Karen.

Mike Believes That Men Are Generally Better at Math and Engineering