One of the Most Common Ways of Categorizing People Is

question 60

Multiple Choice

One of the most common ways of categorizing people is to divide the world up into two groups: the in-group (one's own group) and the out-group. This tendency leads to:

• A) the perception that one's own group is "better" and more deserving than the out-group
• B) the perception that greater similarity exists among members of the out-group than among members of one's own group
• C) a primacy effect when dealing with in-group members and a recency effect when dealing with out-group members
• D) a primacy effect when dealing with out-group members and a recency effect when dealing with in-group members

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