Suppose that there are two winners for the Nobel Prize in Economics this year, and suppose that one of them is a professor at your university while the other is a professor somewhere else. Research suggests that you will tend to ____.
A) judge the winner from your university more positively
B) judge the winner from the other university more positively
C) judge the winner from your university more positively-but only if you have extremely high self-esteem
D) judge the winner from your university more positively-but only if you have extremely low self-esteem

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This is an example of in-group favoritism, where individuals tend to have a more positive view of those who belong to the same group as themselves. As the professor from your university belongs to the same group as you (in this case, the same university), you are more likely to judge them more positively than the other winner.

Suppose That There Are Two Winners for the Nobel Prize