Accurate group stereotypes are misapplied to unfit individuals.

Evidence

In the face of role incongruity, perceivers may suspect that a group member does not possess the attributes required for success in the role, regardless of his or her actual insufficiency. Even if the group stereotype is accurate on the whole, these beliefs are often misapplied to an individual group member. This result constitutes prejudice in the form of a less favorable attitude-in-context toward persons who are stereotypically mismatched with the requirements of a role, compared with attitudes toward those who are matched. — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 191 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Self-fulfilling stereotype accuracy is specious, not genuinely valid; Even accurate group stereotypes are wrongly applied to individuals. — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 191; Accurate group stereotypes are misapplied to mismatched individuals as prejudice — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice: Fifty Years…, 191 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Even accurate group stereotypes are wrongly applied to individuals. #expands (0.96) — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 191
• Activists’ attacks on stereotypes led theorists to wrongly call stereotypes necessarily inaccurate #complicates (0.75)