Stereotypes Are

question 4

Multiple Choice

Stereotypes are:

• A) recollections we have of others when we are under cognitive load
• B) a type of event schema that organizes prior knowledge about others who fall into socially defined categories.
• C) a type of role schema that organizes prior knowledge about others who fall into socially defined categories.
• D) always negative, and usually not automatic
• E) none of the above

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