Question

Sylvester is 57 and his company is downsizing. He knows that his position is one that will be cut so he has started to prepare his resume to look for a new job. Hunter tells him not to bother, as he will not get another job, at least not one that is equivalent to his current job. He tells Sylvester that things have changed since Sylvester went to college and that he couldn't realistically offer too much in the workforce today.
Hunter is demonstrating a(n):

A. causal attribution.
B. age stereotype.
C. recency effect.
D. implicit bias.
E. halo effect.

Answer 1

Answer:

B. age stereotype.

Explanation:

Stereotype refers to a generic mental image about the members of a group,  reflecting an overly simplified view, prejudiced mindset, or uncritical judgment. When a person equates aging with frailty and deterioration, he equipped with the capacity to perpetuate ageism because he tends to find ill health to be undesirable in old age and do not realize the wide diversity of older adults.