Fill in the Blanks IC (Lecture 9)Online version Stereotypes in intercultural interaction by Maria Koroshchenko 1 ineffective effective prevent help encourage Stereotypes become and communication when we mistakenly refer people to the wrong groups , when we mix stereotypes with certain description of the individual and when we fail to modify the stereotypes based on actual observations and experience . 2 negative positive favorable Prejudice is a attitude toward a cultural group , based on little or no experience . 3 Negative Positive destroy create stereotypes not only highlight the strengths of the target group , but also active relationships between groups . 4 racial educational cultural Ethno - stereotypes are generalized representations of the typical characteristic of a people or a culture .