MCAT Question of the Day


  • Q:

    A patient is becoming increasingly rude toward nursing staff and is demanding to be seen. The physician knows the patient to be a normally mild-mannered person. She concludes that the patient must be deeply distressed by the illness. This scenario best supports which of the following?

     

    A

    Cognitive dissonance

    B

    Attribution theory

    C

    Deviance

    D

    Stereotype



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