Which statement BEST illustrates underestimating the variability within a category?
A)Artists are,on average,more socially liberal than are chief executive officers.
B)Artists are not as strong or as aggressive as are collegiate wrestlers.
C)Artists' personalities are high in openness to experience and low in conscientiousness.
D)Artists tend to show more right-brain activation than do controls when asked to mold something out of clay.

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Statement C best illustrates underestimating the variability within a category by suggesting a uniform personality trait distribution among all artists, ignoring the individual differences that exist within any group.

Which Statement BEST Illustrates Underestimating the Variability Within a Category