When We Make Inferences About Someone's Personality Based on What

question 174

Multiple Choice

When we make inferences about someone's personality based on what we already know about some characteristics, we are using a(n)

• A) implicit personality theory.
• B) blank filling procedure.
• C) implicit heuristic.
• D) inferential statistic.

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Definitions:

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