State Trooper Kirk has a schema of a drug dealer: a nervous male who drives a nice car at slightly under the speed limit. A disadvantage of this schema is:
A. it slows decision making relating to stopping potential drug dealers
B. there are too many specific details in it, leading to confusion
C. "drug dealer" is more appropriate as a self-schema than a person schema
D. drug dealers who do not fit the schema may avoid detection
Answer: D
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