Kansas Security Guard Practice Exam

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Which one of the following would be an example of a 'stereotype'?

Men on average are larger than women.

People who exercise a lot are in better shape than those who do not exercise at all.

Older people are poor drivers.

A stereotype is an oversimplified and overly generalized belief about a group of people. While A, B, and D may be statistical tendencies, they are not necessarily viewed or portrayed negatively. Option C, however, implies that older people as a group are worse drivers, which is a common stereotype about elderly people and is considered a negative stereotype.

People of Asian ethnicity tend to have black color hair.

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