Brian is in middle school and is in the band. When he is planning his birthday party, he decides not to invite his old friends who are now on the basketball team, because they won’t have fun if they don’t play basketball. In fact, this latter idea is not true but is based on Brian’s stereotype even though he doesn’t realize it. He is using which type of processing to make his decision?
a. analytic processing
b. experiential processing
c. motivational processing
d. rational processing
Ans: b
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