Question

Raymond has just moved into a new neighborhood. This new neighborhood is full of people addicted to drugs who live in rundown houses in horrible condition. He often sees them struggling to find food on the street and shivering through the cold winter. When his friend asks him if he feels bad seeing these people suffer he replies, "Good people don't end up that way, so I don't feel bad for them." Raymond's attitude BEST illustrates the _____ phenomenon.

Answer 1

Answer:

just-world

Explanation:

Just-world phenomenon: The term just-world phenomenon is defined as the propensity of an individual to believe or think that the world is 'just' and generally people will get what they worth or deserve.

The fact that an individual believes this or he or she has this perspective of getting what a person deserves comes from the ideology that he or she considers the wold as fair enough and also look for various ways to describe or rationalize away injustice or discrimination and tend to blame the person in any situation in which the person is victim.

In the question above, Raymond's attitude BEST illustrates the just-world phenomenon.