Rob met Frank in an online chat group for race car enthusiasts. Based on briefly looking over Frank's online profile, Rob decided that Frank is a typical show off, know-it-all race car owner

This tendency to stereotype someone based on the few cues online interactions provide is known as
A) social identity model of deindividuation effects (SIDE).
B) attribution theory.
C) impression formation theory.
D) implicit personality theory.


Answer: A

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