The tendency to explain favourably the behaviours of members of groups to which we belong is known as:
A) self-serving bias.
B) ethnocentrism.
C) group-serving bias.
D) just-world hypothesis.

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Group-serving bias is the tendency to explain and justify the behavior of individuals within our own group in a positive way. This bias occurs as a way of protecting our own group identity and enhancing our self-esteem.

The Tendency to Explain Favourably the Behaviours of Members of Groups