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When watching the Olympics, most people cheer for athletes from their own country. Often, fans believe that athletes from other countries cheat but athletes from their own country would never cheat. This is and example of what psychological concept?

1. Scapegoat theory
2. Social facilitation
3. In-group bias
4. Groupthink

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Dadayemi75

Answer:3

Explanation:

In group bias

chilljain33

The correct statement regarding the feeling of fans regarding the cheating of other country's athletes is referred to as the psychological concept of in-group bias. So, the correct option is C.

In-group bias.

  • In-group bias is simply a mental bias that exists in the minds of the people regarding the acts of other groups performing the same function to what such group of persons also do.

  • As per the definition of in-group bias, the belief of fans regarding their biased-ness towards other country's athletes with respect to cheating is natural and common behavior of human mind.

Hence, the correct option is C that the biased behavior of fans against the cheating done by other nation's athletes is due to the psychological concept of in-group bias.

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