Before meeting the new member coming to your seminar group, your friend tells you that the new member, Sue, left school at the age of 14 to work in a factory, and later entered university as a mature student. Then, another member of your group remarks that Sue usually scores A+s in her work. You are uneasy because you don't know what to make of this. But we know the two kinds of information are:

A) stereotype inconsistent.
B) stereotype consistent.
C) social inconsistent.
D) social consistent.

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Piyush Jindal · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : A, Explanation :  The information provided about Sue is stereotype inconsistent because it challenges common stereotypes about academic achievement and educational paths. Typically, leaving school early to work in a factory might lead to assumptions of lower academic success, which is contradicted by her high grades at university.

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