Describing positive behaviours by an in-group member in terms of a general disposition but describing the same behaviour by an out-group member as a specific isolated act has been called
A)the overgeneralization bias.
B)the in-group homogeneity effect.
C)the out-group specificity phenomenon.
D)the linguistic intergroup bias.

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Describing positive behaviours by an in-group member in terms of a general disposition is called the linguistic intergroup bias. This bias occurs when people tend to use abstract language to describe in-group members' positive behaviours but use specific language to describe out-group members' positive behaviours.

Describing Positive Behaviours by an In-Group Member in Terms of a General