After hearing that her neighbors' home was burglarized,Dee told her co-worker that her neighbors were asking for the burglary because they never locked their doors and didn't have a security system.Dee's statements reflect the
A) fairness doctrine.
B) self-fulfilling prophecy.
C) cognition distortion.
D) just-world hypothesis.

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Dee's statements reflect the just-world hypothesis, which is the belief that people get what they deserve and that bad things happen to people who deserve it. In this case, Dee is blaming the neighbors for the burglary, implying that they were not careful enough and therefore deserved to be robbed.

After Hearing That Her Neighbors' Home Was Burglarized,Dee Told Her