After hearing a report of a sexual assault on campus, some friends are talking about it and a few comment that they saw the girl out at the bar earlier in the night flirting with a group of guys and she had been drinking a lot. What theory about rape would this scenario promote?
A) Victim precipitation
B) Rapist psychopathology
C) Feminist theory
D) Behavioral theory

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The scenario promotes the theory of victim precipitation, which suggests that victims may have contributed to or provoked the assault in some way, such as through their behavior or appearance. In this case, the friends' comments suggest that the victim's drinking and flirtatious behavior may have been seen as a provocation or justification for the assault.

After Hearing a Report of a Sexual Assault on Campus