After taking a job in a library Jill not only begins to think of herself as a librarian, but she also takes on the qualities commonly attributed to librarians. Jill is engaged in
a. overcategorization.
b. self-stereotyping.
c. altercasting.
d. self-selection.
e. social comparison.
b. self-stereotyping.
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