We often form impressions of people rapidly, using categorization, but when we need to know a person accurately and thoroughly, we form impressions in a systematic, piecemeal fashion. This is a description of
a. the weighted-averaging model
b. the figure-ground principle
c. the implicit personality theory
d. the continuum model of impression formation
Answer: D
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