Stereotypes and Bias

Stereotypes exist because people see them in which of the following?

• books

• movies and television

• the news

• all of the above

Stereotypes can be positive or negative

• true

• false

a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.

• stereotype

• prejudice

• implicit bias

• narrative

prejudice that is suggested but not directly expressed

• stereotype

• prejudice

• implicit bias

• explicit bias

What kind of stereotype is this?

"Girls are smarter than boys."

• age

• socio-economic

• race

• gender

• religion

"Young people have a poor work ethic" is an example of ________ stereotype.

• gender related

• religion related

• age related

• cultural related

"Did you see that wreck she's driving" is an example of ________ stereotype.

• gender related

• age related

• culture related

• socio-economic related

__________ is when our deep-seated need to belong causes us to adapt our behaviors to feel belonging.

• confirmations bias

• conformity bias

• similarity/contrast effect

• halo/horns effect

_________ is allowing someone's positive or negative trait to "spill over" from one personality area to another.

• confirmation bias

• conformity bias

• similarity/contrast bias

• halo/horns bias

_________ is looking for and empathizing information in a way that confirms our preconceived notions.

• confirmation bias

• conformity bias

• similarity/contrast bias

• beauty bias