What kind of bias is the speaker in this story showing?
John was telling his friend Simone that he really doesn't consider himself prejudiced. If a man works hard, he says, he deserves more. John's family came to America from eastern Europe without a penny in their pockets and worked hard to become members of the middle class. He goes on to explain that he believes that there are hard-working Hispanics, too, but some of them just haven't been taught the meaning of hard work. His people, he tells Simone, work hard and deserve what they get!
A) pro-social bias
B) out-group bias
C) prejudicial bias
D) low-resource bias
Answer: B
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