AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Some of the examples of a stereotype (based on gender) are: Girls are emotional, soft spoken and gentle. Girls are good at dance, cooking and painting.

Detailed explanation-2: -Stereotypes are characteristics that society instinctively attributes to groups of people to classify them according to age, weight, occupation, skin colour, gender, etc. Sexual stereotyping involves associating girls and boys with separate and, at times, opposing sets of characteristics.

Detailed explanation-3: -noun. plural stereotypes. Britannica Dictionary definition of STEREOTYPE. [count] : an often unfair and untrue belief that many people have about all people or things with a particular characteristic.

Detailed explanation-4: -A stereotype is an over-simplified and unjustified opinion about others. It is problematic because it ignores diversity among individuals. Stereotypes are intentional because images are created and fixed on people.