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How is it possible that a correct media story about crime can still give us an inaccurate view of the crime problem?


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Cognitive Dissonance

A psychological phenomenon where an individual experiences discomfort due to conflicting beliefs, values, or attitudes.

Group Polarization

The phenomenon where discussions within a cohesive group lead to the adoption of more extreme positions or attitudes than initially held by individual group members.

Racially Prejudiced

Holding prejudgment, bias, or discrimination against individuals based on their race or ethnicity.

Just-world Phenomenon

The cognitive bias that assumes good things happen to good people and bad things happen to bad people.

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