You Liked Most Everything About Your New Roommate When You

question 42

Multiple Choice

You liked most everything about your new roommate when you first met, but when you found out she smokes, that overshadowed all of her good qualities in your mind. What perception-making process are you displaying here?

• A) primacy effect
• B) negativity bias
• C) stereotyping
• D) egocentrism

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