Betty and Tina are in the third grade.They have been chosen for their school team to participate in a math competition against other local schools.They are excited on the morning of the competition because they both believe that their team is going to win since they are the better team.The girls' belief best illustrates:

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The girls' belief that their team is better than others reflects ingroup bias, which is the tendency to favor one's own group over others. The other options are not applicable in this scenario. The just-world phenomenon refers to the belief that people get what they deserve, the fundamental attribution error refers to the tendency to overemphasize dispositional (internal) factors and underestimate situational (external) factors in explaining others' behavior, and outgroup bias refers to the tendency to have negative attitudes and stereotypes towards members of outgroups.

Betty and Tina Are in the Third Grade