Suppose you consider elderly people to be infi rm and mentally slow. Every time you see elderly people in need of care or assistance, you take it as evidence of your belief, while ignoring the many cases of healthy, active elderly people. Th is is an example of:

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Suppose you consider elderly people to be infi rm and mentally slow. Every time you see elderly people in need of care or assistance, you take it as evidence of your belief, while ignoring the many cases of healthy, active elderly people. Th is is an example of: