Professor DeVeaux reads an essay in which a student argues in favor of full nuclear war to resolve the conflict in the Middle East. Initially she thinks, "Whoa, what an extremist!" Then she recalls that the student had been assigned to advocate nuclear war as part of the assignment. Why would Professor DeVeaux still be likely to view the student as a political extremist?

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DA) Professor DeVeaux might still view the student as a political extremist because, even though she remembered the assignment's context, her initial strong reaction might not have been fully mitigated by this recollection. This is an example of not fully adjusting beliefs to account for situational factors.D) Stereotypes, once formed, can be hard to adjust. If Professor DeVeaux initially categorized the student as an extremist based on the essay, this initial impression might persist despite later recalling the assignment's context, illustrating the difficulty in quickly adjusting stereotypes.

Professor DeVeaux Reads an Essay in Which a Student Argues