Which Social Psychology Theory Best Explains the Fact That the Majority

question 15

Multiple Choice

Which social psychology theory best explains the fact that the majority of the riots that took place following the trial of the police officers accused of beating Rodney King did not take place in White neighborhoods, but rather in the neighborhoods of Asian Americans and Asians who had recently immigrated to the United States?

• A) scapegoating
• B) social diffusion
• C) the bystander intervention problem
• D) prejudice
• E) groupthink

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