Suppose Fred Discovers That His Girlfriend Has Been Having an Affair

question 102

Multiple Choice

Suppose Fred discovers that his girlfriend has been having an affair with one of his best friends for over a year. He completely freaks out and starts running through the streets, uncontrollably screaming and randomly attacking people and things. The term used by social psychologists to describe this kind of behavior is ____.

• A) scapegoating
• B) the bad apple effect
• C) koro
• D) running amok

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Definitions:

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