The tendency to believe that people get what they deserve and deserve what they get is called

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

Just-World Phenomenon

The cognitive bias to believe that the world is just and people get what they deserve, leading to a tendency to blame victims for their misfortune.

Other-Race Effect

A phenomenon in which individuals are better at recognizing faces of their own race than those of other races.

Scapegoat Theory

A psychological concept suggesting that individuals or groups blame their problems and failures on others instead of accepting responsibility.