This study analyzes whether the degree of right-wing authoritarianism and social
dominance orientation influence the blame placed on a woman who is the victim
of an acquaintance rape. The participants read a rape scenario and responded to
three questionnaires about the blame of the victim, right-wing authoritarianism,
and social dominance. The results show that greater blame was attributed to the
victim when the participants scored high in right-wing authoritarianism or social
dominance. They also reveal an interaction between both variables: participants who
scored high in both right-wing authoritarianism and social dominance attributed the
greatest blame to the victim.