Abstract
Much of prior research has explored the relationship between Just-World Beliefs and the concept of “blaming the victim” among humans. This study looks at the relationship between scores on a Just-World Beliefs scale and “blaming the victim” when the victim varies between adult human, adult animal, adolescent human, and adolescent animal. For this study, the participants will be one hundred undergraduate students attending Eastern Kentucky University. Participants will be given questionnaires to measure their Just-World Beliefs prior to reading the stimulus material. An anger scale will be administered to measure how angry they feel after they read the stimulus material. It is expected that participants with higher scores in the Just-World Beliefs scale will become angrier about the attacks of younger victims and recommend harsher sentences for the attackers of humans than animals.
Semester/Year of Award
Spring 5-16-2015
Mentor
Jerry K. Palmer
Mentor Department Affiliation
Psychology
Access Options
Restricted Access Thesis
Document Type
Bachelor Thesis
Degree Name
Honors Scholars
Degree Level
Bachelor's
Department
Psychology
Recommended Citation
Dantes, Taylor, "The Relationship between Just-World Beliefs, Blaming the Victim, and Anger" (2015). Honors Theses. 257.
https://encompass.eku.edu/honors_theses/257
