All 6 Uses of
stereotype
in
Blink, by Malcolm Gladwell
- We just can't get past the stereotype of the dumb jock.
Chpt 1 *stereotype = an oversimplified set of characteristics used to classify people -- especially incorrectly
- When the students were asked to identify their race on a pretest questionnaire, that simple act was sufficient to prime them with all the negative stereotypes associated with African Americans and academic achievement—and the number of items they got right was cut in half.†
Chpt 2
- We have a sense of what a leader is supposed to look like, and that stereotype is so powerful that when someone fits it, we simply become blind to other considerations.†
Chpt 3
- They stopped relying on the actual evidence of their senses and fell back on a rigid and unyielding system, a stereotype.†
Chpt 6
- "When we make a split-second decision," Payne says, "we are really vulnerable to being guided by our stereotypes and prejudices, even ones we may not necessarily endorse or believe."†
Chpt 6
- He told some people precisely what the experiment was about and told them explicitly to avoid stereotypes based on race.†
Chpt 6
Definition:
to classify someone or something with an oversimplified set of characteristics -- especially incorrectly
or:
someone or something representing such a classification
or:
someone or something representing such a classification