Stereotypes are:
Correct answer: D. both a and b
- A. Special types of schemas that are part of people's shared cultural background
- B. Widely held beliefs that people have certain characteristics because of their membership in a particular group
- C. equivalent prejudice
- D. both a and b
Explanation
Stereotypes are shared beliefs about the characteristics of members of a social group and function as group-related schemas. They are not the same as prejudice, which adds an evaluative attitude or feeling.
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