Out-Group Homogeneity

One concept. Four tiers of command. Which do you speak?

Category: Psychology

Foundational Lexiconthey're all the same
Executive Parlanceoutgroup uniformity
Scholarly Discourseheterogeneity blindness
Babel ZenithOut-Group Homogeneity Effect
Origin: Social Psychology

Etymology & Meaning

Seeing members of other groups as more similar than they are.

In the Boardroom

Thinking all competitors think the same way.

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