Rebecca is nervous and fidgets during her job interview with Calder. She is hired anyway, but Calder is surprised when he sees her at work on her first day and she is calm and collected. Calder may be guilty of the perceptual mistake of __________.

A. ignoring information
B. oversimplifying
C. stereotyping
D. imposing consistency


Answer: D

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