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The overwhelming majority of U.S. prison guards during the Iraqi War did not engage in abuse, so the reasons for such abuse, when it occurs, don't lie entirely in the __________, but in the __________ of the guards.

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Situation, disposition

Step-by-step explanation:

Situationism is a theory that views changes in human behaviour as factors due to the situation and not the traits possessed by the individual. In the case of the prison guards, it was found out that regular individuals tend to completely dissociate from their personality when there is change in environment.

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