Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow:-

Just as individuals compare themselves with others in terms of similarities and differences with respect to what they have and what others have, individuals also compare the group they belong to with groups of which they are not a member. It has been found that groups are more likely to take extreme decisions than individuals alone. Suppose there is an employee who has been caught taking a bribe or engaging in some other unethical act. His/her colleagues are asked to decide what punishment he/she should be given. They may let him/her go scot-free or decide to terminate his/her services instead of imposing a punishment which may commensurate with the unethical act he/she had engaged in. Whatever the initial position in the group, this position becomes much stronger as a result of discussions and interaction in the group.

When you find others having views similar to yours, you are likely to perceive them as:

Ingroup

The correct answer is Option (1) → Ingroup

The passage discusses how individuals compare the "group they belong to with groups of which they are not a member." The ingroup is the social group to which a person psychologically identifies as being a member. The outgroup is the social group with which an individual does not identify. Similar views and beliefs are a fundamental basis for forming an ingroup.