Stereotypes: A Psychological Analysis

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Hey, could you babysit my kids Friday night? Oh, a woman will never be a president, they are too emotional. You cannot possibly like video games, since you are a girl you probably suck at them. Go to the kitchen and make me a sandwich. These are questions and statements that I have heard time and time again either said seriously or jokingly. They are based on generalizations known as stereotypes. Did you know that it only takes a tenth of a second for you to form an impression about someone else? According to the Association for Psychological Science, psychologists Janine Willis and Alexander Todorov of Princeton University reveal that the longer we are exposed to a person the more confidence we have about our judgment, based on prior experiences