Ok, so the stereotype about driving. Culturally the stereotype is that women can't drive. But in practice men pay more insurance because they're thought to be worse drivers. Which one holds water?
Stereotypes exist because our brains like to classify things. But we aren't exactly evolved to live with large groups of people, we're not equipped to handle large amounts of observational information accurately, so we extrapolate from our interaction with the small group of people (selection bias here) to everyone. Not to mention confirmation bias.
Yes, one that doesn't fit doesn't make it wrong, but you can't have it both ways. Just because one sample happens to fit your stereotype doesn't make it right.
Stereotypes exist because our brains like to classify things. But we aren't exactly evolved to live with large groups of people, we're not equipped to handle large amounts of observational information accurately, so we extrapolate from our interaction with the small group of people (selection bias here) to everyone. Not to mention confirmation bias.
Yes, one that doesn't fit doesn't make it wrong, but you can't have it both ways. Just because one sample happens to fit your stereotype doesn't make it right.
