When Alvin finds out an outgroup member is intelligent and successful, he dismisses this as an exception that proves the role that outgroup members are generally unintelligent failures. This is an example of:
A) discounting.
B) negative interpretation.
C) objective experimentation.
D) exaggeration.

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This is an example of discounting because Alvin is dismissing evidence that contradicts his negative stereotype about the outgroup, treating the example of an intelligent and successful outgroup member as an exception rather than reconsidering his generalization.

When Alvin Finds Out an Outgroup Member Is Intelligent and Successful