Medium Impact
Algorithm: High
Social Perception
Out-group Homogeneity Bias
"Our group has amazing diversity. Their group? They're basically clones."
What is Out-group Homogeneity Bias?

The tendency to perceive out-group members as more similar to each other than they really are.

Real-World Impact

Contributes to stereotyping, prejudice, and the failure to recognise diversity within other groups.

Fun Fact

This bias helps explain stereotyping and why people say 'they all look alike' about other ethnicities but easily distinguish faces within their own.

Random Insight

"The only thing more predictable than human irrationality is humans' surprise at being irrational."

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