You get irritated with some of your classmates during class discussions. several of the males have attitudes that all women have specific characteristics, which you know is not accurate. what concept are they expressing

Stereotypes consists of the existence of a generalized belief about some specific people. It is a kind of expectation that some people could have regarding a specific person or group. This kind of expectation can refer to different aspects. They could include the personality or preferences related to a particular group.

Stereotypes are considered generalized because people consider that any kind of stereotype applies to each person in a particular group. Stereotypes could be useful when you must make quick decisions, but they can lead you to make mistakes when you use them with some kind of people. Stereotypes usually have a relation with social categorization and this relation is one of the reasons why prejudice attitudes exist.