A stereotype is
A) an organized cluster of ideas about categories of social events attributions.
B) a widely held belief that people will behave in a certain way.
C) an estimate as to the correlation between a social trait and its association with behavior.
D) a widely held belief that people will have certain characteristics because of their membership in a specific group.

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A stereotype is a belief or assumption that people in a certain group will have certain characteristics or behaviors because of their membership in that group. It is a widely held belief and may not necessarily be accurate or true for every individual in the group.

A Stereotype Is