Suppose That Paul Is Gay but He Does Not Fit

question 108

Multiple Choice

Suppose that Paul is gay but he does not fit your stereotype of gay people. He wears baggy jeans, constantly swears, has sloppy table manners, and enjoys sports. Instead of changing the way you think about gay people as a group, however, you just decide that Paul belongs to a special class of gay people ("gay jocks") . This would be an example of ____.

• A)the self-fulfilling prophecy
• B)aversive prejudice
• C)subtyping
• D)the outgroup homogeneity bias

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