Stereotype

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/stereotype

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the counter-strategies?Requires education, intergroup contact, media literacy, and critical self-reflection to dismantle
2. Why do stereotypes happen in our brains?Our brains like to organize information quickly, so we create categories. This makes it easier to remember but can lead to wrong guesses about people.
3. How can stereotypes affect people’s behavior?Stereotypes can make people feel pressure to act a certain way, and they can hurt how others treat them in jobs, school, and the law.

Schema: A mental framework or concept that helps organize and interpret information.
Illusory Correlation: The perception of a relationship between two variables that do not actually exist or are weak.
Stereotype Threat: The risk of conforming to a negative stereotype about one's group, impairing performance.
Confirmation Bias: The tendency to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information that confirms one's existing beliefs.