What Is the Likely Future of Obamacare

question 33

Multiple Choice

What is the likely future of Obamacare?

• A) It is likely to be replaced with a different alternative in the near future.
• B) It is likely to survive and be strengthened.
• C) It is likely to be repealed when a Republican next wins the White House.
• D) It will barely survive, covering far fewer people than it does today.
• E) It is uncertain and the textbook authors do not have any prediction.

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Definitions:

Situational Cause

An explanation for behavior or an event that attributes the cause to external factors in the environment or specific situations.

Dispositional Cause

Attributions of behavior to personal characteristics or dispositions rather than situational factors.

Fundamental Attribution Error

The tendency to overemphasize personality traits and underestimate situational factors when explaining others' behaviors.

Actor-Observer Bias

A cognitive bias where individuals attribute their own actions to situations and others' actions to their personalities.