When the British made a group of German civilians walk through a concentration camp at the close of World War II,one German responded: "What terrible criminals these prisoners must have been to receive such treatment." This comment is an example of:

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The comment reflects group-serving bias, where the individual justifies the actions of their group (in this case, the Germans) by assuming the victims must have deserved their treatment, thus maintaining a positive image of their in-group.

When the British Made a Group of German Civilians Walk