Melissa Grew Up in the South and Is Prejudiced Against

question 28

Multiple Choice

Melissa grew up in the South and is prejudiced against New Yorkers. She sees a TV program about a kind-hearted but clumsy New Yorker and afterward she talks about how the program made the New Yorker appear to be bumbling, stupid, and ignorant. Melissa's behavior best illustrates which of the following?

• A) Self-serving bias.
• B) The selectivity of person perception.
• C) Defensive attribution.
• D) None of these.

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Definitions:

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