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Barry Believes It Is Wrong to Cheat but He Ends

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Barry believes it is wrong to cheat but he ends up cheating on his biology exam. After he cheats he feels a discomfort about this behavior. Barry is experiencing which of the following


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Diffusion of Responsibility

A psychological phenomenon where individuals feel a diminished sense of personal responsibility in the presence of others.

Belief in a Just World

The cognitive bias that assumes people get what they deserve, leading to rationalizing suffering and rewarding.

Good Samaritan Effect

The phenomenon where people are more likely to offer help to others in need without expecting anything in return.

Commons Dilemma

A situation in shared-resource systems where individual users acting independently according to their own self-interest behave contrary to the common good of all users by depleting or spoiling that resource.

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