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linguistic intergroup bias

the tendency to describe and evaluate positive behaviors by ingroup members and negative behaviors by outgroup members more abstractly than negative ingroup and positive outgroup behaviors. See also ingroup bias.

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zone of potentiality

zone of potentiality

the range of a student’s capacity for growth, development, or achievement in a particular skill or subject area.