What Is a Stereotype

question 6

Multiple Choice

What is a stereotype?

• A) a faulty belief that everyone from a given culture is completely different from each other
• B) a faulty belief that everyone from a given culture is exactly alike
• C) a belief that there is substantial variation even within a culture
• D) a belief that there are a number of similarities between people from different cultures

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Definitions:

Kohlberg's Theory

A theory of moral development proposed by Lawrence Kohlberg, suggesting that people progress through a series of stages in their ability to make moral judgments, starting from a pre-conventional level to a principled level.

Conventional Level

According to Kohlberg, a period during which moral judgments largely reflect social rules and conventions.

Gross Motor Skills

Abilities involving the coordination of large muscle groups for movements such as walking, jumping, and running.

Dyslexia

A reading disorder characterized by letter reversals, mirror reading, slow reading, and reduced comprehension.