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Herman thinks teenagers are the ones who back up traffic on the expressway ramps because they are hesitant drivers and get into accidents more. every time herman sees lots of cars waiting to enter the expressway, he looks to see who is driving. if a teenager is the driver of the front car, he points to his wife and friends in his car. herman is demonstrating

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Answer:Confirmation bias.

Explanation:This is the tendency to interpret new evidence as confirmation of one's existing beliefs or theories.

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Stereotypization or hasty generalization could be a term to describe how Herman is "putting into a box" all teenager drivers, thinking n thinking teenagers are the ones who back up traffic on the expressway ramps because they are hesitant drivers and could get into accidents more.
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