What is the definition of a stereotype?

a. ideas based on distortion and exaggeration that are applied to all members of a social category
b. biased or prejudiced statements made about members of a minority group
c. any statement made about another person that is false
d. a set of ideas that assumes that the members of one category are superior to the members of another
e. negative statements about members of a social category


A

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