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Kiara, While Trying to Log in to Her Bank Website

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Kiara, while trying to log in to her bank website, visited a scammer's fake, official-looking website and provided her personal and financial information. The next day, she found out that an amount that she did not transact was deducted from her account. She registered a complaint and found out that the website that she logged in was a fake website. In this scenario, Kiara is a victim of _____.


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Propinquity

Refers to the physical or psychological proximity between people that often leads to friendship or other relationships.

Just-world Hypothesis

The belief in a fair world where individuals get what they deserve, serving as a way to rationalize inequality and misfortune.

Reciprocity Model

A social psychology concept that suggests individuals are more likely to help others who have helped them in the past.

Peter Principle

A concept in management that suggests people in a hierarchy tend to rise to their "level of incompetence."

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