Your Textbook Discusses a Number of Problems Associated with Stereotyped

question 91

Multiple Choice

Your textbook discusses a number of problems associated with stereotyped thinking. Which of the following is one of those problems?

• A) Stereotypes rarely influence what people perceive or do not perceive.
• B) Once formed, stereotypes are very hard to change.
• C) When confronted by evidence that contradicts a stereotype, people tend to quickly change their stereotyped way of thinking.
• D) All of these answers are correct.

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