Making attributions to the physician following closing arguments of a simulated medical malpractice suit: jurors' sex, health locus of control, and locus of authority.
This study examined jurors' health locus of control, locus of authority, sex, and attribution assigned to the physician in a simulated trial by subject-jurors. Subjects viewed videotaped closing arguments of a fictionalized medical malpractice case and assigned fault to each party in the case. The primary finding was that women tended to assign greater responsibility (57.00%) to the physician than did men (37.92%).
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Department of Communication Studies, University of Kansas, USA.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D001318:Authoritarianism; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D016365:Liability, Legal; D008297:Male; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010555:Personality Inventory; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology