Chantée has a very specific goal to marry a man with inherited wealth. As a consequence, whenever she meets new prospective mates, she consciously judges them based on the presence or absence of what she considers to be external indicators of wealth. Recently, she was asked for a date by a disheveled man in jogging pants who had thick-lensed glasses and bad teeth. Based on his appearance, Chantée decided that this man probably was not wealthy, so she turned down his request for a date. Later, she was disappointed to learn that the disheveled man was really the eccentric heir to a vast fortune. In this scenario, Chantée made an error in her use of:

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Chantée made an error in her use of social categories. She judged the man based on his appearance and grouped him into a category of people who she believed were not wealthy. This type of thinking is a result of social categorization, where people simplify the world around them by mentally grouping individuals into certain categories based on shared characteristics. In this case, Chantée relied too heavily on external indicators of wealth as a shortcut for determining the man's actual financial status. This led her to miss out on a potential mate who was actually wealthy, but did not fit into her preconceived category of what a wealthy person should look like.

Chantée Has a Very Specific Goal to Marry a Man