You think all professors are uncoordinated, but then you see your social psychology professor make a diving catch down the left-field line at an intramural softball game against the Arts Department team.You also notice that your professor hits lead-off for the team and is able to score from second base on a ground-out.You maintain your original stereotype of professors as uncoordinated by deciding that this one individual is an exception to the rule because he is a "young professor." This is an example of

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This is an example of subtyping because the individual's behavior deviates from the stereotype of professors, so they are placed in a subcategory of "young professors" who are seen as the exception to the stereotype.

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