Fvouring An Out-Group

• Favouring an in-group over an out-group is knows as intergroup bias. This type of behaviour is an emotional reaction towards an individual and can be split into three aspects known as;

The Cognitive aspect which is only thoughts or knowledge and beliefs that someone has about the outgroup. Ideas, knowledge, and beliefs about a specific group can be known as a schema. This is called stereotyping.

The Affective aspect which is an individual’s own personal biased feeling or emotions about the outgroup. This can involve being afraid of or hating a group. This is prejudice.

The Behavioural aspect which involves the actions of an individual towards an outgroup that treats the differently or unfairly and how attitude influences the behaviour