According to the textbook, one critical reason why people hold on to their stereotypes-even in the face of refuting evidence-is that they tend to view pieces of refuting evidence as "exceptions," which constitute their own (new) categories. That is, they tend to create ____.
A) typologies
B) biases
C) prototypes
D) subtypes

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People tend to create subtypes, or subcategories, when they encounter refuting evidence that challenges their stereotypes. They view these exceptions as not fitting the original stereotype category, so they create new subcategories to explain away the inconsistencies.

According to the Textbook, One Critical Reason Why People Hold