Control and Belief in the Just World
What's Good Also Can Be Bad
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13920439 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard A Feinberg (0000-0003-1386-9867, Purdue University West Lafayette, corresponding author), Amy Powell, Amy P Powell (Purdue University West Lafayette), Franklin G Miller (0000-0001-5942-1991, Purdue University West Lafayette) |
| Year | 1982 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 57-61 |
| Publication date | 1982-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Behavior and Personality An International Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0301-2212 • E-ISSN: 1179-6391 |
| Publisher | Scientific Journal Publishers Limited (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2224/sbp.1982.10.1.57 |
| OpenAlex | W2060889145 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 12 |
The just world hypothesis provides an explanation for the finding that observers derogate victims. By admitting the appropriateness of a victim's fate., observers may develop a sense of control over the possibility of similar fates. Two experiments investigated the relationship between, the magnitude of motivation for control over the environment and tendency to derogate victims. In Experiment One, situational controllability and uncontrollability were manipulated within a learned helplessness procedure and derogation of a victimized stranger assessed. In Experiment Two, subjects completed the Need for Control and Belief in the Just World scales, measures of the motivation for environmental control and the tendency to derogate victims. The results indicate that motivation and need for control underlie victim derogation
Attribution · Cognitive psychology · Control (management · Controllability · Derogation · Just-world hypothesis · Learned helplessness · Situational ethics · Psychology · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment · Psychology of Social Influence · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
Learned helplessness
The desirability of control
Generalized expectancies for internal versus external control of reinforcement.
Who Believes in a Just World
Who Believes in a Just World
Assignment of responsibility for an accident
Deprivation of control and the attribution process
Learned helplessness
"Observer's reaction to the "innocent victim
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0.12 |
| Citation span | 1992 - 2025 (34) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |