Which of the following describes the forked-tail effect?
A) People make a judgement based on what they can remember rather than complete data.
B) People overestimate the causal role of information available to them.
C) People generalize a negative perception of a person to his or her other aspects.
D) People remember the first few things in a list more than the things in the middle.

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The forked-tail effect is a cognitive bias where people generalize a negative perception of a person to other unrelated aspects of that person, leading to an overall negative impression.

Which of the Following Describes the Forked-Tail Effect