When Jason looked at his professor on the first day of class he thought that she was well-dressed, about 35 or 36 years old, probably married with a couple of kids, and would be too busy with her research to post regular office hours. Jason used _____ to categorize his professor.

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Jason used explicit cognition, which refers to conscious thoughts and beliefs, to categorize his professor based on her appearance and potential behaviors. Ethnocentrism involves the belief in the superiority of one's own cultural group and is not applicable in this scenario. Implicit cognition refers to automatic and unconscious processes, and it is not clear if Jason's categorization of his professor was based on implicit or explicit processes. The mention of brain regions such as the orbital frontal lobes and amygdala is irrelevant to the scenario.

When Jason Looked at His Professor on the First Day