Scapegoat Theory Proposes That ____

question 155

Multiple Choice

Scapegoat theory proposes that ____.

• A) people are far more likely to take the credit when they encounter successes than they are to take the blame when they encounter failures
• B) people blame their problems and misfortunes on outgroups, and therefore hold negative attitudes toward those outgroups
• C) people attend more to information that supports their existing views than they do to information that disconfirms their existing views
• D) compared to positive stereotypes, negative stereotypes are more easily adopted and have greater staying power

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Definitions:

Duelling

A formal or informal combat between two people, with matched weapons, in accordance with agreed-upon rules.

Industrial Accidents

Unforeseen events that occur in an industrial environment, causing injury to employees and damage to property, often due to unsafe conditions or practices.

Rock Springs

A location known for the Rock Springs Massacre, an 1885 riot against Chinese immigrant miners in Rock Springs, Wyoming, highlighting racial tensions in the American West.

Wyoming

A U.S. state known for its vast plains and Rocky Mountain ranges, became the first state to grant women the right to vote in 1869.