Which psychological tendency do we engage in when we stereotype individuals based on "stock" images that we have created about certain types of people such as "absentminded professor" or "shady lawyer"?

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Schematic reasoning involves using mental shortcuts or schemas, which are organized sets of information about certain types of people or situations, to make quick judgments. When we stereotype individuals based on "stock" images, we are applying these schemas.

Which Psychological Tendency Do We Engage in When We Stereotype