Sometimes when a group has a desire to express their anger, it may be done through a prejudice that places the blame and responsibility for an unrelated incident on a specific individual or group. This is known as __________.

Scapegoating occurs when people blame an individual or group for a problem or incident they did not cause, often as an outlet for anger or frustration. The question describes placing responsibility for an unrelated incident on a specific target, so the answer is scapegoating.

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