Question

Discuss the characteristics of stereotypes in psychology

Answer 1

In social psychology, a stereotype
 is any thought widely adopted about specific types of individuals or certain ways of behaving intended to represent the entire group of those individuals or behaviors as a whole. These thoughts or beliefs may or may not accurately reflect reality.

Answer 2

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• ɪɴ sᴏᴄɪᴀʟ ᴘsʏᴄʜᴏʟᴏɢʏ, ᴀ sᴛᴇʀᴇᴏᴛʏᴘᴇ ɪs ᴀɴ ᴏᴠᴇʀ-ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀʟɪᴢᴇᴅ ʙᴇʟɪᴇғ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴀ ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄᴜʟᴀʀ ᴄᴀᴛᴇɢᴏʀʏ ᴏғ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ. ɪᴛ ɪs ᴀɴ ᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴍɪɢʜᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴀ ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄᴜʟᴀʀ ɢʀᴏᴜᴘ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʏᴘᴇ ᴏғ ᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴄᴀɴ ᴠᴀʀʏ; ɪᴛ ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ, ғᴏʀ ᴇxᴀᴍᴘʟᴇ, ᴀɴ ᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴏᴜᴘ's ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟɪᴛʏ, ᴘʀᴇғᴇʀᴇɴᴄᴇs, ᴏʀ ᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ.