When Tyler met Heidi for the first time, he immediately assumed she was just another "dumb blonde" and didn't bother to ask her anything about herself. If he had, he would have found out she had just been nominated for an elite scholarship. Tyler's assumptions about Heidi are an example of _____.

A. ethnocentrism
B. gunny-sacking
C. stereotyping
D. egocentrism


Answer: C

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