When we categorise others, we see them through the lens of the relevant ingroup or outgroup prototype-we view them as members of a group, not as unique idiosyncratic individuals. This is referred to as:

A) dehumanisation.
B) the meta-contrast principle.
C) depersonalisation.
D) self-enhancement.

Depersonalisation

The perception and treatment of self and others not as unique individual persons but as prototypical embodiments of a social group.

Ingroup Prototype

The most representative or ideal example of the characteristics and behaviors of an ingroup, serving as a standard or model for group members.

Outgroup Prototype

refers to the generalized, often simplified, perceptions or stereotypes that individuals hold about members of a group to which they do not belong.