What Do Psychologists Call the Tendency to Perceive Members of an Outgroup

question 92

Multiple Choice

What do psychologists call the tendency to perceive members of an outgroup as less variable,or more similar to one another,than members of the ingroup?

• A) the minimal group effect
• B) the outgroup homogeneity effect
• C) the ingroup homogeneity effect
• D) the contrast effect

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