Your new classmate is a tall blonde student. You soon learn from her that her GPA is a 3.8 and you discover you're surprised that she's that smart. You have engaged in ___________.
A) schema shifting
B) reverse snobbery
C) culture clashing
D) ethnocentrism
E) stereotyping

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This scenario involves stereotyping, which is the act of making assumptions about a person based on their membership in a particular group, such as their race, gender, or in this case, their appearance. By assuming that someone who is tall and blonde may not be as intelligent as someone else, the individual in this scenario is engaging in stereotyping.

Your New Classmate Is a Tall Blonde Student