Because she heard that her blind date was an accounting major,Cynthia imagined that he would be conservative,humorless,and dull.Cynthia's generalization of what an accounting
Student is like is an example of a(n)
A) exemplar.
B) stereotype.
C) mental map.
D) analogical representation.

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Cynthia's assumption about her blind date based on his major is an example of a stereotype, which is a generalized belief about a particular category of people.

Because She Heard That Her Blind Date Was an Accounting