The Tendency to Perceive Members of an Outgroup as Less

question 56

Multiple Choice

The tendency to perceive members of an outgroup as less variable, or more similar to one another, than members of the ingroup, is called the

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

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