outgroup homogeneity bias

Created: 2021-11-23
Status: #soil
Last Edited: 2022-12-13
Topic: community bias

Summary

• Outgroup homogeneity bias is the inclination to assume that members of other groups share a lot of similar traits, particularly in contrast with the 'ingroup' of the thinker.
• It encourages thinking that suggests all groups that are not our own all share similar traits.

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outgroup bias

outgroup homogeneity bias

Created: 2021-11-23
Status: #soil
Last Edited: 2022-12-13
Topic: community bias

Summary

• Outgroup homogeneity bias is the inclination to assume that members of other groups share a lot of similar traits, particularly in contrast with the 'ingroup' of the thinker.
• It encourages thinking that suggests all groups that are not our own all share similar traits.

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outgroup bias