Reena Meets Rachael for the First Time

question 38

Multiple Choice

Reena meets Rachael for the first time.Rachael is perceived as smart,funny,sociable,but rude.Although Reena perceived Rachael to have many positive qualities,her rudeness outweighed them,and Reena forms a negative impression of Rachael.This illustrates

• A)an implicit personality theory.
• B)the trait negativity bias.
• C)the summation model of impression formation.
• D)the primacy effect.

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