Prejudices usually begin with a stereotype or a belief about a group’s characteristic, both good or bad, that can be applied to most members of that group. Similarly, humans, as the cognitive misers we are, like to lump people into groups that share a single characteristic.
Prejudices usually begin with a stereotype or a belief about a group’s characteristic, both good or bad, that can be applied to most members of that group. Similarly, humans, as the cognitive misers we are, like to lump people into groups that share a single characteristic.