You Think All Professors Are a Bit Nerdy and Have

question 24

Multiple Choice

You think all professors are a bit nerdy and have abstract interests. You find out that your social psychology professor can sing the theme song to any television show that aired in the 1970s or 1980s and is also fluent in the Star Trek language of Klingon. You believe that your stereotype has been confirmed by this professor. This is an example of

• A) confirmation bias.
• B) implicit personality theory.
• C) self-fulfilling prophecy.
• D) fundamental attribution error.

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