Question

Dawson and Emily go to the same high school. Emily is very attractive and outgoing. On seeing her, Dawson assumes that she is also smart and popular. In this scenario, Dawson’s assumption is an example of _____.

Answer 1

Answer:

the implicit personality theory

Explanation:

The implicit personality theory refers to an individuals subjective notion about the personality characteristics that tends to occur in people. For example, Dawson implicitly asserts that since Emily is very attractive and outgoing, she must be smart and popular, another example, is that people tend to assert that old people are honest and will not be involved in crime. They error of this is that most of these conclusions are based on limited information about the person involved.

Answer 2

Answer:

implicit personality theory

Explanation: