ABSTRACT
This chapter about national stereotypes contributes to the understanding of country image and country identity from the perspective of personality and social psychology. National stereotypes rated by people from the same country (in-group stereotypes) are part of country identity. National stereotypes rated by people from other countries (out-group stereotypes) relate to country image. We compare both in-group and out-group national stereotypes with personality traits of real people to determine if national stereotypes are accurate. We found that the representation of both country identity and country image did not correspond to reality, while country images were shared across different countries.
