David is sitting in the school office waiting to talk to the principal. Students passing the office assume that he must be in trouble. The term that best describes the students' behavior is
A) self-imposed bias.
B) teacher bias.
C) contextual bias.
D) self-fulfilling prophecy.

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Contextual bias occurs when people make assumptions or judgments based on the context or environment in which they observe a situation or individual, rather than on direct evidence. In this case, the students are assuming David is in trouble simply because he is waiting in the principal's office, which is a context often associated with disciplinary action.

David Is Sitting in the School Office Waiting to Talk