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Kidnapped at knifepoint from her bedroom in the middle of the night, 14-year-old Elizabeth Smart was held captive for over nine months by a drifter and his femal companion. When police finally found her and the details of her captivity were widely publicized, some observers publicly questioned why the girl never tried to escape or get the attention of the police. Such responses illustrates an attributional pattern called:a) blaming the victimb) in-group biasc) the rule of reciprocityd) diffusion of responsibility

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Answer:

The correct answer is A. Blaming the victim.

Explanation:

In social psychology, victim blaming occurs when a there's a prejudice against a victim, when the victim of a crime or a wrongful act is misjudged by a social group and is held at fault for the harm they suffered from the offender, in this case we can see that his phenomenom is present when the observers questioned Elizabeth's behaviour when she was held at knifepoint and expected other behaviour like her trying to scape or shout, thus blaming the victim.

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