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

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The jurors' comments reflect the belief in the just-world phenomenon, which is the idea that people get what they deserve and the world is a fair and just place. In this case, the jurors may be assuming that the victim's behavior somehow made her deserving of being sexually assaulted.

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