During a Girl Scout picnic, Lavinia was randomly selected to be on one baseball team and Carla on the opposing team. Before the game started, Lavinia and Carla were each convinced that her team was the better one. The girls' beliefs best illustrate

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Lavinia and Carla's belief that their own team is superior to the other team is a clear example of the ingroup bias, which is the tendency to favor one's own group (in this case, the team one belongs to) over other groups. Deindividuation, the reciprocity norm, and the mere exposure effect are not relevant factors in this situation.

During a Girl Scout Picnic, Lavinia Was Randomly Selected to Be