Despite a Belief in a Just World,some Tragedies or Misfortunes

question 91

Multiple Choice

Despite a belief in a just world,some tragedies or misfortunes are undeniable reminders that bad things can and do happen.According to Melvin Lerner (1980) ,to deal with these unsettling reminders we often

• A) convince ourselves that bad things happen only to bad people.
• B) avoid trying to hear about further tragedies or misfortunes.
• C) decrease our conviction in the power of fate.
• D) adjust our beliefs about the controllability of events.
• E) look on the bright side, and work to find something positive in what would appear to be negative events.

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