You Have Been Set Up on a Blind Date, and You

Multiple Choice

You have been set up on a blind date, and you find out that the date is with an investment banker. Suppose that you hold the stereotype that investment bankers are aggressive, rude, self-serving, and chauvinistic. If you are like MOST people, you will spend the evening ____.

A) assuming that your date is aggressive, rude, self-serving, and chauvinistic, without ever looking for evidence one way or the other
B) hoping that your date will be aggressive, rude, self-serving, and chauvinistic
C) testing the hypothesis that your date is aggressive, rude, self-serving, and chauvinistic
D) thinking about how much you detest people who are aggressive, rude, self-serving, and chauvinistic