In most fairy tales, the heroine falls prey to an evil scheme and can only be saved by the arrival of her prince. These kinds of stories serve as ________.

A) oppression
B) legitimizing myths
C) attributional biases
D) self-fulfilling prophecies

Legitimizing Myths

Beliefs or narratives used to justify and maintain social inequalities and power structures within a society.

Attributional Biases

Cognitive biases that affect the way we determine the causes of our own and others' behaviors, often leading to errors in judgment.

Oppression

The exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner, often to maintain dominance over a group or individual.