Belief in a Just World: The Conception, Measurement and Hot Topics
公正世界信念：概念、测量、及研究热点

The belief in a just world(BJW)is a new area for the just research in psychology,and it is first introduced by Lerner,an American psychologist.The just world hypothesis states that people have a need to belief that their environment is a just and orderly place where people usually get what they deserve and deserve what they get.The paradoxical concept serves an important adaptive function for the individual,and sparks a wave of similar experiments.This paper reviews researches on belief in a just world.