Researchers speculate that prejudice might stem from which skill that may have been useful in our evolutionary past?

A. Learning effectively from a single experience
B. Discriminating between subtly different shades of color
C. Being able to form and maintain grudges
D. Distinguishing between in-group and out-group members


Answer: D

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