Dallas, a White male, believes that all Asian people are good at math, but that within White males as a group, math ability varies a great deal. This is an example of

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This is an example of the outgroup homogeneity effect, which is the tendency for individuals to perceive members of outgroups as more similar to each other than to members of their own group. In this case, Dallas sees all Asian people as having the same characteristic of being good at math, but recognizes individual differences within his own group of White males.

Dallas, a White Male, Believes That All Asian People Are