People Tend to Show a Preference for Ingroups Over Outgroups

question 152

Multiple Choice

People tend to show a preference for ingroups over outgroups even when group membership is determined at random, and even when they have never interacted with members of their ingroup. This tendency is known as ____.

• A)the discontinuity effect
• B)ingroup favoritism
• C)stigma by association
• D)the minimal group effect

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