Question

Stereotypes can be productive for those working across cultures when they are which of the
following? (Choose every correct answer.)
1. mostly positive
2. inherently rigid
3. a starting point
4. flexible

Answer 1

Correct answers: 3 and 4.

Stereotypes can serve as a tentative starting point (a heuristic) but are only productive if treated flexibly and revised with real, individuating information. They are not useful when rigid; "mostly positive" alone doesn’t make a stereotype productive.