A cashier at the store assumes that because his next customer is elderly, she will take a long time to pay. The cashier is using his stereotypes about the elderly and not taking the time or energy to carefully consider each customer in his line as an individual. His use of stereotypes best exemplifies Allport's idea of __________.
A) the contact hypothesis
B) the law of least effort
C) scapegoating
D) natural prejudice

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The cashier's assumption about the elderly customer is based on his stereotypical beliefs and is a manifestation of the law of least effort. According to Allport's law of least effort, people tend to take shortcuts in their thinking and decision-making by relying on stereotypes, rather than making the effort to see each person as an individual. This can lead to prejudice and discrimination.

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