The-------------------occurs when people assume that their own group's negative behav- iors can be explained by situational processes, but similar negative actions by members of other groups are due to the internal stable characteristics of the group members.

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The ultimate attribution error refers to the tendency to attribute negative actions of outgroups to internal stable characteristics while explaining similar actions of one's own ingroup to situational factors. Option A, outgroup homogeneity effect, refers to the tendency to perceive members of outgroup as more similar to each other than members of one's own ingroup. Option B, ingroup attribution error, is not a commonly used term in social psychology and does not accurately describe the phenomenon described in the question. Option D, ingroup homogeneity effect, refers to the tendency to perceive members of one's own ingroup as more similar to each other than members of outgroups.

The-------------------Occurs When People Assume That Their Own Group's Negative Behav-