Juliet is Jewish, and is going on a date with a Catholic. "Just don't bring up abortion-you know all Catholics are pro-life," cautions her sister. Juliet's sister is exhibiting the bias known as __________.
A) in-group favoritism
B) out-group derogation
C) discrimination
D) out-group homogeneity

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The bias being exhibited is known as out-group homogeneity bias, which is the tendency to see members of an out-group as more similar to each other than they actually are. In this case, Juliet's sister is assuming that all Catholics hold the same opinion on a particular issue, which is not necessarily true.

Juliet Is Jewish, and Is Going on a Date with a Catholic