Who's term "stereotype" was renewed by Lippmann?
William Shakespeare
Charles Darwin
Sigmund Freud
Modern Psychological
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The modern psychological term stereotype was first used by Walter Lippmann in his book Public Opinion in 1922. Lippmann argued that stereotypes are mental shortcuts that people use to make sense of the world around them. He believed that stereotypes are often inaccurate and harmful, but that they are also an important part of human cognition.
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