Eight people are participating together in a lab study on group performance. Four people have been labeled as "Group A" and four have been labeled as "Group B". Each person has their group label attached to their shirt. They are asked to allocate some resources for another part of the experiment and to rate the participants on a number of scales. In this study we would expect
A)out-group favouritism
B)in-group favouritism
C)stereotype threat
D)in-group homogeneity
E)polarization

Question

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In-group favouritism is the tendency for people to favor members of their own group over those of other groups, which is likely in this study with distinct group labels.

Eight People Are Participating Together in a Lab Study on Group