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What is the difference in your mind and in your common usage between a perception, a generalization, and a stereotype? Can you give an example of each?

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A perception is differentiated from a generalization and a stereotype, due to the fact that a perception is the understanding that one develops based on their interpretation of stimuli from the environment. An example of a perception, would be that individual ...

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