Question

In the United States during the late 1980s, most Democrats wrongly believed that inflation had risen under Republican president Ronald Reagan. In 2010, most Republicans wrongly believed that taxes had increased under Democratic president Barack Obama. These incorrect beliefs best illustrate the impact of:

Answer 1

in-group bias

Step-by-step explanation:

In-group bias, also known as in-group favoritism can be described as the tendency of people to favor those that belong to the same group with them, which can be reflected in the way they evaluate issues, and even when allocating resources.

In the scenario cited in the question above, the impact of in-group bias is illustrated, as Democrats in their evaluation of the regime of a government, tend to favor the president that belongs to their party, while, the Republicans favor their own party members, as each group wrongly evaluate each other.