Joshua has joined a cult whose members believe in cruel punishments for criminals. The rest of society considers them barbarians and detests their ruthless belief system. In this case, the rest of society views Joshua's cult as a(n)

out-group

Explanation:

Out-group: In social psychology, the term "our-group" is described as one of the social groups to which an individual is not being identified.

In other words, an out-group is any of the groups to which an individual doesn't belong to and because of this stereotyping occurs. People generally see different out-group members as similar and treats them equally.

In the question above, the rest of society views Joshua's cult as an out-group.

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