Professor Marcus believes that student athletes are lazy and academically incompetent.Every time she has an athlete in one of her classes who is a poor student,she takes note of and remembers it.Every time she has an athlete in her class who is an excellent student,she ignores it.Through this mechanism,Professor Marcus _____ her stereotype of student athletes.

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By only focusing on the poor academic performance of athlete students and ignoring the successful ones, Professor Marcus maintains her stereotype of student athletes as lazy and academically incompetent. She does not justify or make use of her stereotype, and there is no evidence that she adjusts it based on new information.

Professor Marcus Believes That Student Athletes Are Lazy and Academically