In Several Laboratory Experiments, Lerner Found That After Seeing Someone

question 62

Multiple Choice

In several laboratory experiments, Lerner found that after seeing someone picked at random and supposedly subjected to electric shocks, most subjects who observed the event blamed the victim. This conforms with the:

• A) discounting principles
• B) belief in a just world
• C) tendency to make entity attributions
• D) negativity bias
• E) none of the above

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