Blaming the Victim Often Results When a Person Strongly Believes

question 136

Multiple Choice

Blaming the victim often results when a person strongly believes in the:

• A) attribution of responsibility.
• B) social identity theory.
• C) just-world hypothesis.
• D) diffusion of responsibility.

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