What is the first step of the motivated sequence?

______ is preconceived opinions, attitudes, andbeliefs about a person, place, thing, ormessage

a. Information overload b. Prejudice c. Accommodation d. Acculturation

After the first day of classes Hadya has already decided that her economics professor is strict

("He said he doesn't tolerate cell phones"), her art professor is flaky ("She came in late because she couldn't find the room"), and her communications professor is fun ("He sat on the desk and started to learn all of our names"). What process has Hadya used in forming her perceptions? A) selective perception B) thin slicing C) superimposing D) punctuation