During lunch a group of computer science majors were discussing their choice of field. One student admitted that he had once considered becoming an accountant but decided against it because "accountants are all boring number crunchers without an ounce of creativity." This statement best reflects the:

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The statement reflects the out-group homogeneity effect, which is the tendency to view members of an out-group as more similar to each other (homogeneous) than they really are, often overlooking their individual differences. In this case, the student perceives all accountants (the out-group) as "boring number crunchers without an ounce of creativity," failing to recognize the diversity within the profession.

During Lunch a Group of Computer Science Majors Were Discussing