Elenita is from a relatively sheltered background. When she goes to college, she meets a Hispanic student. This student is the only Hispanic person she has ever known. The student is very independent and outspoken on their first meeting. After that meeting, Elenita decides that Hispanics in general must be independent and outspoken. Elenita's reaction illustrates the ____.
A) base-rate fallacy
B) false consensus effect
C) illusory correlation
D) one-shot illusory correlation

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Elenita's reaction illustrates the one-shot illusory correlation, where a single encounter leads her to form a generalized belief about a group based on limited experience.

Elenita Is from a Relatively Sheltered Background