Twenty Wallonians were arrested for nonviolent crimes,whereas 20 Pireaneans were arrested for violent crimes.The tendency to judge that more crimes were committed by Pireaneans than by Wallonians best illustrates the power of
A) ingroup bias.
B) the other-race effect.
C) social scripts.
D) vivid cases.

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The tendency to judge that more crimes were committed by Pireaneans than by Wallonians, despite the equal number of arrests, is best illustrated by the power of vivid cases. Violent crimes are more memorable and impactful than nonviolent crimes, leading to a distorted perception of frequency or severity based on the vividness of the information.

Twenty Wallonians Were Arrested for Nonviolent Crimes,whereas 20 Pireaneans Were