Distinctive people and vivid occurrences
A) fail to capture our attention and do not affect our judgment.
B) often capture our attention and distort judgments.
C) are not responsible for stereotyping.
D) both A and C.

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Distinctive people and vivid occurrences often capture our attention, leading to the availability heuristic, which can distort our judgment. This can result in stereotyping and other cognitive biases. Therefore, option B is the best choice. Option A is incorrect because distinctive people and vivid occurrences can capture our attention and affect our judgment, rather than failing to capture our attention. Option C is incorrect because distinctive people and vivid occurrences can contribute to stereotyping through the availability heuristic. Option D is incorrect because option A is not a valid statement.

Distinctive People and Vivid Occurrences