Mario, who lives in the suburbs, believes that people who live in the city are all rich, high-class snobs. When he meets Carrie at a party and learns that she lives in the city he asks her, "So, do you summer at a cabin on the lake?" and "What private school do you go to?" He doesn't ask her much else. What is Mario mainly demonstrating?

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Mario is demonstrating confirmation bias by only asking questions that align with his preconceived notions about city dwellers, seeking to confirm his stereotype rather than challenge it.

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