Answer:
The correct answer is option C: to rate the central character felt the opposite of the peripheral characters more similarly to the peripheral characters.
Explanation:
People tend to behave depending on their social context, that is why participants perception of the main or central characters are fundamental to know how to behave.
The correct answer should be stereotype.
It is a common stereotype about professors that they are often irritable, that they don't really care whether their students are going to learn anything, and that they are quick of temper. This is why Dave thinks that all professors are like that, even though that is obviously not true.
