AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -[A stereotype is] a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing. [A stereotype is] a fixed, overgeneralized belief about a particular group or class of people.

Detailed explanation-2: -Stereotype: An oversimplified generalization about a person or group of people without regard for individual differences. Stereotypes may be positive or negative. They are often applied inaccurately when making judgments about an individual.

Detailed explanation-3: -: to believe unfairly that all people or things with a particular characteristic are the same. It’s not fair to stereotype a whole group of people based on one person you don’t like.

Detailed explanation-4: -A stereotype is a fixed, over generalized belief about a particular group or class of people. A key disadvantage of stereotypes is that it makes us ignore differences between individuals; therefore we think things about people that might not be true (i.e. make generalizations).

Detailed explanation-5: -Stereotypes are oversimplified generalizations about groups of people. Stereotypes can be based on race, ethnicity, age, gender, sexual orientation-almost any characteristic.