During Deliberations on a Rape Case,some of the Jurors Commented

question 76

Multiple Choice

During deliberations on a rape case,some of the jurors commented that the victim had a history of going out to various bars and had been dressed too provocatively.Looking like that,they believed,she asked to be assaulted.The jurors' comments are best explained in terms of the

• A) just-world phenomenon.
• B) social scripts.
• C) scapegoat theory.
• D) frustration-aggression principle.

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