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Just-World Hypothesis

This refers to the tendency for people to believe that the world is just and predictable and therefore people get what they deserve.

 

The Just-World Hypothesis is a type of Attribution error and can be seen as a form of defensive Attribution as it makes people feel safer.

 

This is also known as the just-world phenomenon and the just-world effect.