33) Joanne is interviewing candidates for a job.  She ends up with two equal candidates: Billy and Steve.  In the end Joanne decides to hire Steve because she knows that he plays softball, and she is the captain of the company softball team.  This is an example of:

A. Stereotype

    Incorrect.

A is incorrect because the question describes an actual behavior  towards a specific person based on their group membership (softball players). Karyl. Stereotype was  defined in lecture as positive or negative beliefs about a group of people.  Also see Myers page 336 and Aronson (307).