Professor Marcus believes that student athletes are lazy and academically incompetent.Every time she has an athlete in one of her classes who is a poor student,she takes note of and remembers it.Every time she has an athlete in her class who is an excellent student,she ignores it.Through this mechanism,Professor Marcus ________ her stereotype of student athletes.

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The professor's behavior of only paying attention to and remembering instances that confirm her belief while ignoring those that contradict it suggests that she is maintaining her stereotype of student athletes rather than revising or altering it. The word "discredits" implies that there is evidence contradicting the stereotype, but that doesn't seem to be the case in this scenario.

Professor Marcus Believes That Student Athletes Are Lazy and Academically