Raood generally believes that men are better at math than women. However, her female roommate is a math major who excels in her classes. To account for this excep- tion, Raood thinks of her roommate as a "woman math major." Social psychologists call this process
A) bookkeeping.
B) conversion.
C) subtyping.
D) reallocation.

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The process being described is subtyping, where Raood creates a subcategory (i.e. "woman math major") to account for the exception to her belief that men are better at math than women.

Raood Generally Believes That Men Are Better at Math Than