Most Observers Suggest That Health Care in the United States

question 72

Multiple Choice

Most observers suggest that health care in the United States faces two major problems:

• A) too many people have health insurance, and health care costs too much.
• B) a significant shortage of doctors, and health care costs too much.
• C) a vast oversupply of hospital rooms and a significant shortage of doctors.
• D) Health Maintenance Organizations are too common, and too many people do not have health insurance.
• E) too many people do not have health insurance, and health care costs too much.

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Definitions:

Situational Attributions

The process of explaining someone's behavior based on external factors or the context of the situation.

Central Route Persuasion

A method of persuasion that involves deeply processing the content of a message, evaluating the arguments and evidence in support of a particular stance.

Cognitive Dissonance

The state of having inconsistent thoughts, beliefs, or attitudes, especially relating to behavioral decisions and attitude change.

Fundamental Attribution Error

The tendency for people to over-emphasize dispositional or personality-based explanations for behaviors observed in others while under-emphasizing situational explanations.