A person reads in the paper that a Black youth has been shot by a White police officer. If no other information is available, attribution theory suggests that, in general,
A. a White person will view the shooting as an unnecessary act of violence.
B. both Black and White people will assume that youth gang activity was a problem.
C. a Black person will likely believe the shooting was unnecessary, while a White person will assume the officer acted appropriately.
D. neither a Black nor a White person will make any assumptions about the situation until they have learned more information.
Answer: C
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