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Manju Arora
on Nov 10, 2024
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Andrew is currently in the Army and intentionally killed a dangerous enemy combatant.His action most clearly illustrates
A) hindsight bias.
B) the just-world phenomenon.
C) scapegoating.
D) aggression.
Just-World Phenomenon
The belief that the world is fundamentally just, leading individuals to rationalize an undeserved fate for others as deserved.
Hindsight Bias
The tendency to believe, after learning an outcome, that one would have foreseen it.
Scapegoating
The practice of unfairly blaming an individual or group for problems or negative outcomes, often without justification.
- Identify and explain the psychological mechanisms behind aggression and violence.
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Learning Objectives
- Identify and explain the psychological mechanisms behind aggression and violence.