Because Janie has more experience with people from her own race, she is better able to recognize people from her own race and tends to show a bias in perceiving persons from other racial and ethnic groups. This illustrates
A)the apparent-distance hypothesis.
B)the other-race effect.
C)color blindness.
D)the psi phenomena.

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The other-race effect (also known as cross-race effect or own-race bias) refers to the tendency to more easily recognize faces of the race that one is most familiar with (which is often one's own race). This phenomenon explains why Janie is better at recognizing people from her own race compared to those from other races.

Because Janie Has More Experience with People from Her Own