Question

Marco thinks "all women are nurturing and gentle." However, when he thinks about lesbians, his stereotype of this smaller group goes against the stereotype of the larger group. This process of forming a subset of the larger group is referred to as ______.

Answer 1

his process of forming a subset of the larger group is referred to as subgrouping.

Step-by-step explanation:

Subgrouping is adjusting a deviating group as an exception by forming a new belief that fits that subset, in order to maintain a prior stereotype