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

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Mark's immediate assumption and blame of Allison suggests that he is using the attributional pattern called blaming the victim, which is the tendency to blame individuals for their misfortunes rather than attributing the cause to external factors.

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