You liked most everything about your new roommate when you first met, but when you found out she smokes, that overshadowed all of her good qualities in your mind. What perception-making process are you displaying here?
A) primacy effect
B) negativity bias
C) stereotyping
D) egocentrism

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The negativity bias is the tendency for negative information to have a greater impact on our perceptions and behavior than positive information. In this case, the roommate's smoking habit is seen as a negative trait and has overshadowed all of her other positive qualities.

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