Question 16 is based on the passage you have just heard.

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        In social psychology, the term “person perception” refers to the mental processes that we use to form impressions of other people. It includes not just how we form these impressions, but the conclusions we make about other people based on our impressions. (16) [Consider how often you make this kind of judgment every day.] When you meet with a new coworker, you immediately begin to develop an initial impression of this person. When you visit the grocery store, you might draw conclusions about the cashier who checks you out. 

        (17) [Obviously, person perception is a very subjective process that can be affected by a number of variables,] including the characteristics of the person you are observing, the context of the situation, your own personal traits and your past experiences. 

        One of the techniques we use in person perception is social categorization. In this process, we mentally categorize people into different groups based on common characteristics. (18) [Problems with this technique include the fact that it can lead to errors and prejudice.]

        Imagine that you are getting on a bus. There are only two seats available. One is next to a small elderly woman, the other is next to a muscular, fierce-looking man. You sit next to the elderly woman, who unfortunately turns out to be quite skilled at picking pockets. Because of social categorization, you will immediately judge the woman as harmless and the man as threatening, leading to the loss of your wallet.

16. What does the passage say we tend to do every day?（文章提到，我们每天常常会做什么？）

解析：C。录音开头提到了“个体知觉”，这个词不仅涵盖了我们如何形成对他人的印象，还包括我们基于自己的印象对他人所做出的总结性判断。录音随后说到，想想你每天做出这种判断的频率，后面又举出了事例说明。由此可知，人们经常会基于第一印象对他人做出评判，故C项为正确答案。

错项排除：录音中虽然提到了coworker，也提到了遇到他人的场景，但这都是用于举例说明人们会对陌生人产生初步印象，而不是为了说明人们经常与同事沟通或是在不同地方遇见他人，A项和B项利用录音中的细节信息进行干扰，与题意不符，故均可排除。录音中只提到了“个体知觉”相关的心理活动，D项说法过于宽泛，故排除。