The tendency to favor our own group is known as?

• A. Stereotype
• B. Aggression
• C. Ingroup Bias
• D. Just-World Phenomenon

Answer: (C)

Ingroup bias is the tendency to favor members of one’s own group over those outside it. This means people evaluate and treat in-group members more positively, give them more trust or support, and may overlook their faults while being more suspicious or critical of out-group members. This natural inclination helps explain why we often feel loyalty to friends, family, or national or team groups and why we might unconsciously give preferential treatment to those who share our group identity.

Stereotype refers to broad, simplified beliefs about a group that can apply to both in-group and out-group members, and it’s about beliefs rather than preferential treatment. Aggression is behavior that harms others, not the general tendency to favor one’s own group. Just-world phenomenon is the belief that the world is fair, such that people get what they deserve, which isn’t about group loyalty either.