Imagine you are a very shy person. You meet someone new and judge that person to be extremely loud and extraverted. Your friend, who tends to be loud and boisterous, judges that same new person to be rather quiet and reserved. These judgments are likely an example of which of the following?
A) Correspondence bias
B) Anchoring and adjustment
C) Mental simulation
D) None of the above

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

This scenario is an example of anchoring and adjustment, where individuals use their own traits as a reference point (anchor) and adjust their perception of others based on this anchor. The shy person perceives the new person as loud, while the loud friend perceives them as quiet, both relative to their own baseline.

Imagine You Are a Very Shy Person