Joyce finds that the members of the project team to which she has been assigned in her management class are all athletes on the college's football and basketball teams. She immediately considers dropping the class because she thinks her experience with that team will be negative. Joyce is likely to be reacting to a:
A) Negativity bias
B) Stereotype
C) Self-serving bias
D) Semantic memory
E) Fundamental attribution bias

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Joyce's reaction suggests that she is relying on the stereotype that athletes, especially those on high-profile sports teams, are not serious about their academic work and may not contribute positively to group projects or assignments.

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