Before Mark had even heard the details of how Allison's caraccident had happened, he commented, "Allison is soabsentminded, I'm sure it happened because she was probablytalking on her cell phone and not paying attention." Mark's response illustrates an attributional pattern called:

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Mark is blaming Allison for the car accident, which is characteristic of the blaming-the-victim attributional pattern. He assumes that Allison's absentmindedness and cell phone use caused the accident without knowing the full context of the situation.

Before Mark Had Even Heard the Details of How Allison's