Suppose that there are two winners of the Nobel Prize in Economics this year, and suppose that one of them is a professor at your university, while the other is a professor somewhere else. Research suggests that you will tend to ____.
A)judge the winner from your university more positively
B)judge the winner from the other university more positively
C)judge the winner from your university more positively-but only if you have extremely high self-esteem
D)judge the winner from your university more positively-but only if you have extremely low self-esteem

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This phenomenon is explained by the concept of "in-group bias," where individuals tend to favor and positively evaluate members of their own group (in this case, the same university) over those from outside groups.

Suppose That There Are Two Winners of the Nobel Prize