The dean of the college of arts and sciences held a mixer last night, but was dismayed to see that rather than mixing, the students tended to split off into groups by major: arts and humanities students there, students majoring in the natural sciences there, and social-science majors over there. This is an example of ________ in action.
A) fundamental attribution error
B) communities of practice
C) social identity theory
D) climate for transfer
E) self-serving bias

Question

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Social identity theory holds that people identify themselves by the groups to which they belong and perceive and judge others by their group memberships.

The Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Held