Metastereotype
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A person's stereotypical impression of how others (outgroup members) regard the person's own group.
"Beyond stereotypes, research is beginning to add another layer by examining metastereotypes, which are what one person believes other groups think about their group (Vorauer et al., 1998)."
Example
More examples"Beyond stereotypes, research is beginning to add another layer by examining metastereotypes, which are what one person believes other groups think about their group (Vorauer et al., 1998)."
Etymology
From meta- + stereotype.
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