At an Outdoor Concert,Julian Automatically Applies His "Pot-Smoker" Schema When

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Multiple Choice

At an outdoor concert,Julian automatically applies his "pot-smoker" schema when he sees a young man with long hair,sandals,and a Grateful Dead T-shirt.He offers the man a joint,and is arrested by an undercover narcotics officer.From a social-psychological perspective,what is the moral to this story?

• A)It is very difficult to ignore atypical information completely.
• B)It's not advisable to use schemas in interpreting the social world.
• C)Efficient information processing often comes at a cost in accuracy.
• D)Never trust anyone wearing a Grateful Dead T-shirt.
• E)In everyday life,most people want their experiences to be atypical.

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