Stereotypes associated with a group of older individuals may be that this particular group is less productive than younger workers in the workplace due to 'label attached to their age group. Other aspects associated with this group are that they are susceptible to getting Alzheimer's disease and are "boring" or "forgetful", I think this is the most common stereotype. It is truly unfortunate that this type of discrimination still persists. However, no act of discrimination should exist or be justified. It is evident that one will follow a social signal to adapt to the individuals of a certain group. Author Schaefer states that social circumstances provide cues for a person's attitudes. (Schaefer, 2015. Page 38). This notion influences others to act in a particular way to receive a positive or negative reaction from individuals in their vicinity. These reactions arise from acts or expressions of prejudice. The normative approach, a theory of prejudice, is one example