Earl is an older adult who believes that all young people are irresponsible. When Earl meets the 22-year-old office manager his company has recently hired, he immediately assumes that the new employee is irresponsible and won't be around for long. Earl's assumption about this new employee is an example of:

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Earl's assumption is an example of stereotyping because he is applying a generalized belief or assumption (that all young people are irresponsible) to an individual based on their age group, without any evidence to support this belief in the specific case of the new employee.

Earl Is an Older Adult Who Believes That All Young