A close family member has repeatedly voiced negative stereotypes about people from Australia. However, surprisingly, he seems to enjoy spending time with his Australian co-worker. This example best illustrates the fact that
A. individuals can be seen as exceptions to believed stereotypes about their group.
B. people tend to misjudge correlations between groups and their stereotypical behaviors.
C. stereotypes are inaccurate because of the information they exclude.
D. prejudiced beliefs about out-group members is associated with brain activity in specific brain regions.
Answer: A
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