Ming works at the front desk of a medical clinic. When the clinic’s accountant is out sick one day, Ming’s boss asks him to help with the accountant’s financial work because he is Asian and she believes that makes him good at math.Based on this information, which of the following statements is true?
Answer
A
Ming’s boss believes a stereotype about Asians.
B
Ming is probably not good at his own job.
C
Ming’s boss is unbiased about racial and ethnic groups.
D
Ming will likely be able to do the accountant’s work, even though he was not trained for it.
Explanation
Ming’s boss assumes he is good at math because he is Asian, rather than based on his skills or training. That is a stereotype: a generalized belief about people in a racial or ethnic group. So the true statement is that Ming’s boss believes a stereotype about Asians.
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