A group of students are discussing the history of nursing. A student states, "Yea, nurses used to be called the doctor's handmaiden." This type of comment is known as a:
A) prejudice.
B) generalization.
C) stereotype.
D) belief.

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A stereotype is a belief about a person, a group, or an event that is thought to be typical of all others in that category. A prejudice is a preformed opinion, usually an unfavorable one, about an entire group of people that is based on insufficient knowledge, irrational feelings, or inaccurate stereotypes. In the process of learning, people form generalizations (general statements or ideas about people or things) to relate new information to what is already known and to categorize the new information, making it easier to remember or understand. A belief is a mental representation of reality or a person's perceptions about what is right (correct), true, or real, or what the person expects to happen in a given situation.

A Group of Students Are Discussing the History of Nursing