Given Your Extensive Knowledge of Social Psychology, You Have Been

Essay

Given your extensive knowledge of social psychology, you have been asked to be an expert witness at a trial. The defendant, who is Black, is being accused of stealing jewelry from a homeowner, who is White. The homeowner is the only witness. Use what you know about the out-group homogeneity effect to help the jury determine how much weight to place on the homeowner's testimony. First, you should explain the out-group homogeneity effect, then you should provide 3 explanations for why this effect