Title: Barriers to Accurate Social Perception – Organizational Behavior
Headings: Barriers to Accurate Social Perception
Barriers to Accurate Social Perception
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Stereotyping
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Selective Perception
Perceptual Defense
Glossary
Perceptual defense
Selective perception
Stereotyping

Content: These traits then become emphasized and attributed to particular older individuals. At least three types of stereotype can be found in organizations: those dealing with age, race, and gender. Age stereotypes can be found throughout organizations. A recent study by
C. von Hippel, et al, “Age-based stereotype threat and work outcomes: Stress appraisals and ruminations as mediators,” Psychology and Aging, February 2019, pp. 68-84. found that there are still clear stereotypes of older employees. They are thought to be (1) more resistant to organizational change, (2) less creative, (3) less likely to take calculated risks, (4) lower in physical capacity, (5) less interested in learning new techniques, and (6) less capable of learning new techniques. When asked to make personnel decisions concerning older people, the business students generally followed several trends.