One explanation for own-race bias is that when people look at faces of their own race, they focus on the features that distinguish the face from the other faces in the group; when they look at faces of people of other races, they focus on the features that distinguish that race from other races.This distinction between how people view their own group and how they view other races is most reminiscent of

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The explanation given suggests that people view members of their own race as distinct individuals, while viewing members of other races as more similar to each other (focusing on the features that distinguish that race from other races). This is most similar to the out-group homogeneity bias, which is the tendency for people to perceive members of an out-group as more similar to each other than members of the in-group. Option A (in-group favorability bias) and option C (ultimate attribution error) do not accurately reflect the explanation given, and option D (illusory correlation) is not directly related to the concept of own-race bias.

One Explanation for Own-Race Bias Is That When People Look