When Robin meets her friend's new roommate, she notices easels and paints scattered around and the roommate's side of the room decorated with handmade ceramic pots and paintings. Initially, Robin is most likely: a. to use her artistic person schema and assume the roommate is free-thinking and creative. b. not to make any assumptions about the roommate's preferences and tastes. c. to use her artistic person schema and focus on deviations from that schema, such as the roommate majoring in business. d. to change her artistic person schema upon discovering the roommate is a business major.

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a. to use her artistic person schema and assume the roommate is free-thinking and creative.

  • Robin is likely to rely on her artistic person schema, which is a cognitive framework or stereotype that helps her organize and interpret information about people and their interests based on her prior experiences and knowledge. Seeing easels, paints, and handmade ceramic pots typically aligns with the stereotype of an artistic person. Therefore, Robin may immediately categorize the new roommate as someone who is creative and free-thinking, based on the presence of typical artistic items.

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