Pat normally avoids working with people outside her ethnic group,but she recently worked with Barb and found her to be unlike the others.What effect will Pat's attitude toward Barb have on her prejudice toward other people of different ethnicity?

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Pat's attitude toward Barb is an example of the "exception fallacy," where an individual is seen as an exception rather than evidence that contradicts a prejudiced belief. This means Pat's overall prejudice is unlikely to change based on this one positive interaction.

Pat Normally Avoids Working with People Outside Her Ethnic Group,but