Researchers provided college student participants with a description of a woman's friendly behavior. In addition, some participants were told that the woman was raped by the man, whereas others were provided no such information
When participants judged the appropriateness of the woman's behavior,
a. men in the "rape" condition engaged in victim blame, but the women didn't.
b. participants in the "rape" condition judged the woman's behavior as inappropriate.
c. only participants who believed in a just world blamed the victim.
d. female participants were better able to empathize with the rape victim.
Answer: B
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