Don't let Stereotypes Warp Your Judgment

1. We tend to see people in terms of standardized pictures.

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2. Helps us make sense out of a world that is very confusing.

3. We begin to typecast people in our childhood years.

3.1. Good vs. Bad

3.2. Right vs. Wrong

4. Stereotypes are a way we "define" the world.

4.1. Your parents telling you that the guy in the western movie is the bad guy. You have opinions thrust on you.

4.2. Would you rather date a Bertha or a Gloria?

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4.2.2. TAB to insert (Mac OS)

4.2.3. ENTER to add siblings

4.2.4. DEL to delete

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4.3. Can you tell a person's personality by just speaking to them on the phone?

4.4. It is important not to be impoverished by the stereotypes the world has set for us.