psychology jargon

[gusl]

What's the technical name for the belief that life is fair? ~"just world assumption"?

Comments

[smandal.livejournal.com]

Why can't one make a scientific hypothesis that a certain fraction of people irrationally believe in a just world?

[gustavolacerda.livejournal.com]

Sure one could, but "just world hypothesis" refers to these people's beliefs, not to such a hypothesis.

[smandal.livejournal.com]

OK, I read it to mean as I stated, i.e. "hypothesis" refers to the effect, not the theory in the mind of such people.