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The Just-World Hypothesis
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The just-world hypothesis is the belief that people generally get what they deserve, which leads to blaming victims of misfortune.
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Observers of an unfair outcome revise their view of the victim downward rather than revise their view of the world.
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The belief serves a protective function. Believing outcomes are earned makes one's own outcomes feel controllable.
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