Overgeneralized Beliefs About a Group of People That Often Underlie

question 82

Multiple Choice

Overgeneralized beliefs about a group of people that often underlie prejudicial emotions are called

• A) hindsight bias.
• B) social scripts.
• C) stereotypes.
• D) blaming the victim.

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Definitions:

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