According to the Textbook, One Critical Reason Why People Hold

question 29

Multiple Choice

According to the textbook, one critical reason why people hold on to their stereotypes-even in the face of refuting evidence-is that they tend to view pieces of refuting evidence as "exceptions," which constitute their own (new) categories. That is, they tend to create ____.

• A) typologies
• B) biases
• C) prototypes
• D) subtypes

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Definitions:

Compulsory Arbitration Agreements

Contracts where parties agree in advance to resolve future disputes through arbitration rather than litigation, often as a condition of employment.

Fairness

The quality of making judgments that are free from discrimination, honesty, and equity in interpersonal and societal dealings.

Waive Rights

The act of voluntarily relinquishing or giving up a known right or privilege.

Past Practice

is an established custom or way of doing things that, over time, has been accepted and expected by both employers and employees within an organization.