Frank is from Eskador. Frank thinks Eskadors, as a group, are better than the Uminiacs, even though the two groups are nearly identical in terms of attractiveness and effectiveness. The best term to use to describe Frank’s reaction is

  a.  the social identity error.
  b.  the ingroup-outgroup bias.
  c.  an identification outlook.
  d.  social categorization.


  b.  the ingroup-outgroup bias.

Psychology

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