David meets Sondra, a black mother on welfare who is working very hard to finish a college program to get a good job. Sondra tells David that she is also working 30 hours per week to support her children while in school. David holds a very negative stereotype of black mothers on welfare, but meeting Sondra contradicts it. David may create a __________ of "hardworking black mothers on welfare who are trying to get off welfare" because of this meeting.

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David may create a subtype, which is a category within a stereotype that allows for exceptions to the general stereotype.

David Meets Sondra, a Black Mother on Welfare Who Is