Scapegoating refers to
a. the use of apathy as a means of dealing with conflict.
b. the habitual redirection of aggression to some person or group.
c. a tendency to blindly repeat an unsuccessful response.
d. the act of attributing personal frustration to external causes.
ANSWER: b
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