Which term means judging a group of people who are different from you based on your own or others' opinions and encounters?

Which term means judging a group of people who are different from you based on your own or others' opinions and encounters?

• A. Explicit bias
• B. Implicit bias
• C. Stereotyping
• D. Prejudice

Answer: (C)

Judging a group of people who are different from you by applying broad beliefs you or others hold from past experiences is stereotyping. Stereotypes are generalized ideas about a group that people use to classify individuals quickly, often based on limited encounters or secondhand opinions. This cognitive shortcut can happen even if it doesn’t reflect each person’s actual traits. Explicit and implicit biases are about attitudes or associations, not the act of applying generalized beliefs itself. Prejudice is an attitude toward a group, usually with a negative or positive feeling, which can arise from stereotypes but focuses on the emotional side rather than the act of generalizing about the group.

Judging a group of people who are different from you by applying broad beliefs you or others hold from past experiences is stereotyping. Stereotypes are generalized ideas about a group that people use to classify individuals quickly, often based on limited encounters or secondhand opinions. This cognitive shortcut can happen even if it doesn’t reflect each person’s actual traits.

Explicit and implicit biases are about attitudes or associations, not the act of applying generalized beliefs itself. Prejudice is an attitude toward a group, usually with a negative or positive feeling, which can arise from stereotypes but focuses on the emotional side rather than the act of generalizing about the group.