Mandy believes that all engineers are unimaginative. Working on the literary magazine she meets Josiah, who is a fascinating writer and an engineering major. Mandy is likely to handle this contradiction by deciding that:

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Mandy is likely to handle this contradiction by deciding that Josiah is the exception to the rule about engineers. This allows her to maintain her belief about engineers being unimaginative while recognizing that there may be some exceptions. This is known as the "exception to the rule" cognitive bias.

Mandy Believes That All Engineers Are Unimaginative