Gretchen is on a first date with Jim. She is surprised to learn that he wants to have children and be a stay-at-home dad because she believed that men preferred careers to family life. She has been overgeneralizing or ________ men.

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Gretchen's belief that men prefer careers to family life is a stereotype, which is an overgeneralization about a group of people based on certain characteristics.

Gretchen Is on a First Date with Jim