
Episode 33 – Stereotypes!
Japan Intercultural Institute
The Cognitive Efficiency of Stereotypes
We all pick up on the same images, even when we're talking about our own culture. Why do our minds work this way? What evolutionary purpose might they serve? And what we find is that there is a certain cognitive efficiency in stereotypes. Our ancestors survived by quickly judging people.
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