Theorist X has proposed that people are more likely to stereotype when they are dis- tracted. This type of proposition is known as a(n)

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A postulate is a proposition or assumption that is accepted without proof as a basis for reasoning or argument. The statement that people are more likely to stereotype when they are distracted is a postulate because it is an assumption or hypothesis put forth by Theorist X, without concrete evidence to support it.

Theorist X Has Proposed That People Are More Likely to Stereotype