prejudgements
Opinions before evidence
Prejudgements are opinions formed before adequate evidence or consideration—judgments made prematurely.
The word carries a negative connotation, implying unfairness or closed-mindedness: Her prejudgements about the neighborhood proved completely wrong.
Also spelled prejudgments.
Related to but distinct from prejudice, which emphasizes bias against groups rather than premature conclusions generally.
Oversimplified beliefs about groups
- generalizationsBroad conclusions from specifics
- profilingCharacterizing by patterns
- pigeonholingAssigning to narrow categories
- labelingAssigning identifying markers
typecasting · categorizing · oversimplification · blanket statements · ethnic profiling · hasty generalization
Preformed negative judgments
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
- unfairnessUnjust or biased treatment
favoritism · predisposition · preconception · one-sidedness · closed-mindedness · intolerance · narrow-mindedness · racial bias
Beliefs accepted without evidence
- preconceptionsOpinions formed beforehand
- presuppositionsImplicit prior beliefs
- suppositionsUnverified beliefs or guesses
- assumptionsUnproven things taken as true
foregone conclusions · snap judgments · jumping to conclusions
Instant opinions of someone
- gut reactionsVisceral first impressions
- knee-jerk reactionsInstinctive, unconsidered responses
- hunchesIntuitive suspicions
stereotypes
Oversimplified beliefs about groups
- generalizationsBroad conclusions from specifics
- profilingCharacterizing by patterns
- pigeonholingAssigning to narrow categories
labeling · typecasting · categorizing · oversimplification · blanket statements · ethnic profiling · hasty generalization
prejudices
Preformed negative judgments
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
unfairness · favoritism · predisposition · preconception · one-sidedness · closed-mindedness · intolerance · narrow-mindedness · racial bias · gender bias
presumptions
Beliefs accepted without evidence
- preconceptionsOpinions formed beforehand
- presuppositionsImplicit prior beliefs
- suppositionsUnverified beliefs or guesses
assumptions · foregone conclusions · snap judgments · jumping to conclusions
first impressions
Instant opinions of someone
- gut reactionsVisceral first impressions
- knee-jerk reactionsInstinctive, unconsidered responses
- hunchesIntuitive suspicions
prejudgementsopen-mindedness
Acceptance of differing viewpoints
impartiality · receptiveness · fair-mindedness · neutrality · objectivity