Identifying an individual with a group or category and using oversimplified attributes of the group or category to describe the individual is the perceptual distortion mechanism of __________.
A)Stereotyping
B)The halo effect
C)Selective perception
D)A neurological disorder
E)Projection

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Stereotyping involves using oversimplified attributes of a group or category to describe an individual within that group or category. The other choices are not applicable in this scenario.

Identifying an Individual with a Group or Category and Using