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National Counselor Exam Prep (NCE)

Category - NCE 4

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A very dangerous kind of cognitive bias is the tendency to see more diversity among members of your ‘in-group’ and less diversity among the ‘out-group’. This “they all look alike to me” tendency is termed the __________________.
  1. Out-group Are All Alike Effect
  2. Out-group Homogeneity Effect
  3. Out-group Are-As-One Effect
  4. Out-group Personality Needs Effect
Explanation
Answer - B - When members of minority groups are not perceived as varied and complex, individuals who have the same needs and feelings as the dominant group find it easier to perceive the members of the minority groups as faceless objects, thus treating them as less than human. This is known as the Out-group Homogeneity Effect.
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