You Have Been Set Up on a Blind Date, and You

question 104

Multiple Choice

You have been set up on a blind date, and you find out that the date is with an investment banker. Suppose that you hold the stereotype that investment bankers are aggressive, rude, self-serving, and chauvinistic. If you are like most people, you will spend the evening

• A) assuming that the date is aggressive, rude, self-serving, and chauvinistic, without ever looking for evidence one way or the other
• B) hoping that the date will be aggressive, rude, self-serving, and chauvinistic
• C) testing the hypothesis that the date is aggressive, rude, self-serving, and chauvinistic
• D) thinking about how much you detest people who are aggressive, rude, self-serving, and chauvinistic

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