What do we tend to do when confronted with situations/people that do not fit with our stereotypes?

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What do we tend to do when confronted with situations/people that do not fit with our stereotypes?
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We tend to either distance ourselves from the exception to our stereotypes (ie, running away or denying) or expand our view of the world to accommodate the exception. The latter is more rare though.