Following 9/11,some outraged people lashed out at innocent Arab-Americans.This venting of hostility can best be explained in terms of

A) the other-race effect.
B) the just-world phenomenon.
C) the frustration-aggression principle.
D) scapegoat theory.

Frustration-Aggression Principle

The Frustration-Aggression Principle suggests that frustration, or the blocking of an individual's attempts to achieve a goal, leads to aggressive behavior.

Arab-Americans

Americans of Arab descent who are part of a diverse group coming from the 22 Arab countries in the Middle East and North Africa.

Other-Race Effect

The cognitive bias to more easily recognize faces of the race that one is most familiar with, which can contribute to difficulties in cross-racial identification.