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 invited unwanted attention.The jurors' comments are best explained in terms of

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The jurors' comments are an example of the just-world phenomenon, which is the tendency for people to believe that the world is fair and that individuals get what they deserve. In this case, the jurors may have believed that the victim's behavior contributed to her rape because they wanted to maintain the belief that bad things only happen to people who deserve them.

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