INSTRUCTIONS for questions 99-103: Match each of the descriptions below with the term it best describes.
-You believe that most of the elderly are slow drivers.
A)self-serving bias
B)stereotyping
C)sympathy
D)narrative
E)selection

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Stereotyping is the act of assuming that certain characteristics or behaviors are typical of a certain group of people. This statement demonstrates a stereotype about elderly drivers. Self-serving bias refers to the tendency to attribute our successes to internal factors and our failures to external factors. Sympathy is the feeling of pity or sorrow for someone else’s misfortune. A narrative is a story or account of events. Selection, in this context, does not fit any of the descriptions provided.

INSTRUCTIONS for Questions 99-103: Match Each of the Descriptions Below