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That is true. Scapegoat theory is blaming someone else for their problems, instead of blaming themselves or what not. This makes that particular person intolerant of that person or group, and makes it seem like that person did nothing wrong. In this case, Hitler blamed the Jews for his problems, instead of blaming himself or other people. The Jews didn't do anything wrong, but he hated them anyways.
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I think the answer is B. Hope it helped :)
I believe the answer is: Closeness of the relationship
People on average had a 'barrier' that we put when we socialize with other people. We would let people pass this barrier after they somehow earn our trust. From the example above, the coworkers haven't yet pass this barrier, which make us more likely to be suspicious on every gesture that those coworkers made (even if they are truly genuine)
