A stereotype is a(n)

A. person or group that one blames irrationally for one's own problems or difficulties.
B. factually induced belief about another person.
C. belief that one race is superior and that all others are innately inferior.
D. unreliable generalization about all members of a group that does not recognize individual differences within the group.


Answer: D

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