The Minority-Groups Homogeneity Effect: Seeing Members of Different Minority Groups as More Similar to Each Other Than Members of the Majority.

The widely documented "outgroup homogeneity effect" refers to people's tendency to view members of groups to which they do not belong (outgroups) as more similar to one another than members of their own groups (ingroups). Here, we present evidence for a novel but related phenomenon: People tend to v...

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Published in:	Journal of Personality & Social Psychology Vol. 129; no. 5; pp. 888 - 910
Main Authors:	Tepper, Stephanie J., Gilovich, Thomas
Format:	Article
Published:	American Psychological Association Nov2025
Subjects:	Minorities Social perception Cross-cultural communication Demographic change Categorization (Psychology)
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