Why Do Ingroup Members Often Display the Outgroup Homogeneity Effect

question 55

Multiple Choice

Why do ingroup members often display the outgroup homogeneity effect?

• A) because ingroups and outgroups must compete for shared resources
• B) because they lack familiarity with members of the outgroup
• C) because they lack sufficient information to judge the variability of their own group
• D) because they usually encounter the most typical members of the outgroup

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