Question

Research on the principle of paired distinctiveness has shown that people tend to ________ how often a negative behavior is performed by members of a minority group and ________ how often a negative behavior is performed by members of a majority group. underestimate; overestimate overestimate; underestimate overestimate; overestimate underestimate; underestimate

Answer 1

Answer:

overestimate; underestimate

Explanation:

This occurs because most people typically perceive people that are similar with us with a more positive outlook compared to people that are different at us. So, when majority people see negative behavior from members of a majority group, they are much more likely to make mental justification to explain that negative behavior because we don't want to see the representative of our group is seen as 'bad'.