Mavis believes that the girls from the nice neighborhood on the north side of town are all stuck-up and white. She has noticed a correlation between this group of girls and how they act above other people at the mall. Mavis's example of stereotypes and prejudice support the __________ theory.
A. motivational
B. learning
C. cognitive
D. dispositional
Answer: C
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