For bookwriting - Does anyone have a quick ref for experiments where the subject is forced to hurt someone, and then evaluates that person negatively ("The victim deserved it")? I can't recall the Google keyword; it doesn't show up for "blaming the victim" or "just-world hypothesis".
Glass, D. (1964). Changes in liking as a means of reducing cognitive discrepancies between self-esteem and aggression. Journal of Personality, 32, 531-549.
For bookwriting - Does anyone have a quick ref for experiments where the subject is forced to hurt someone, and then evaluates that person negatively ("The victim deserved it")? I can't recall the Google keyword; it doesn't show up for "blaming the victim" or "just-world hypothesis".