The social identity theory attempts to explain:
A)how we compare ourselves with people who do not belong to our groups.
B)how we compare ourselves with people who do not belong to our groups and defining ourselves in terms of the groups in which we can be identified.
C)why we homogenize others by believing people within a group share common traits.
D)how we define ourselves in terms of the groups to which we can be identified.
E)All of the answers are correct.

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The social identity theory explains how individuals categorize themselves and others into groups, compare themselves to other groups, and define their self-concept based on group membership. This encompasses comparing ourselves with out-groups (A), defining ourselves by our in-groups (D), and the tendency to see members of a group as more similar than they are (C), making all the options correct.

The Social Identity Theory Attempts to Explain