Mandy Has a Stereotype That Engineers Are Dull

question 17

Multiple Choice

Mandy has a stereotype that engineers are dull.When she meets Matt,an engineer who writes exciting stories,she will most likely

• A) create a subtype that Matt is the exception to the rule about engineers.
• B) revise her stereotype by thinking that engineers can be interesting and creative.
• C) experience cognitive dissonance by suspecting that Matt has not always been an engineer.
• D) encounter insufficient justification effect by arguing that creativity should be measured differently in engineers.