Which of the following best describes the relationship between schemas and stereotypes?
A) Stereotypes are the application of schemas to any situation,object,or person.
B) Stereotypes and schemas are the same thing.
C) Stereotypes are a type of schema based on an individual's group membership.
D) Schemas are only about objects,whereas stereotypes are only about people.

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Stereotypes are indeed a specific type of schema that relate to the assumptions or generalizations we make about groups of people, thus making them a subset of schemas which can be about any concept, including objects, situations, or groups.

Which of the Following Best Describes the Relationship Between Schemas