Just-world hypothesis
Also known as: Just-world fallacy · Belief in a just world
What it is
Believing that people generally get what they deserve and deserve what they get, which leads to blaming victims.
Example "He lost his job, so he must have slacked off."
Related
References
- Wikipedia: Just-world hypothesis en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia: List of cognitive biases en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia: Cognitive bias codex en.wikipedia.org
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