GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD
COGNITION AND EMOTIONS
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Question
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blind discrimination of things
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simplified assumption about a group based on prior assumptions.
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -A stereotype is a widely held, simplified, and essentialist belief about a specific group. Groups are often stereotyped on the basis of sex, gender identity, race and ethnicity, nationality, age, socioeconomic status, language, and so forth. Stereotypes are deeply embedded within social institutions and wider culture.
Detailed explanation-2: -A stereotype is an assumption A stereotype means assuming that a group of people who share some characteristics also share certain attributes. In other words, when someone assumes something about you because of one part of your identity.
Detailed explanation-3: -Stereotype threat is defined as a “socially premised psychological threat that arises when one is in a situation or doing something for which a negative stereotype about one’s group applies” (Steele & Aronson, 1995).
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.