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MCAT Psychological Social Foundations Flashcards: 8b Attribution Processes Errors

Study 8b Attribution Processes Errors in MCAT Psychological Social Foundations with focused flashcards that help you recognize the idea, recall the key rule, and apply it in practice-style prompts.

QUESTION

Identify the concept: Blaming a robbery victim for being in a "bad neighborhood."

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ANSWER

Just-world hypothesis. Victim blaming restores belief in a fair world by implying deserved outcomes.

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MCAT Psychological Social Foundations: Foundational Concept 8: Self and Social Interaction

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This deck focuses on 8b Attribution Processes Errors, giving you a quick way to review the definitions, rules, and examples that matter most for MCAT Psychological Social Foundations.

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At a hospital, a nurse notices that a new coworker, Sam, speaks briefly with patients during morning rounds. The nurse tells another coworker that Sam is "cold" and "doesn't care about patients." Later, the charge nurse mentions that Sam was assigned extra rooms due to a staffing shortage and was instructed to prioritize time-sensitive medication checks. Sam later tells a friend that the shift felt rushed because of the shortage and because several patients needed urgent lab draws. What attributional reasoning is most likely being used by the nurse who describes Sam as "cold"?
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