Nanami and April were playing in the den when April's mother entered the room and scolded them for making a mess. Nanami decided then and there that April's mother was a grouch. Nanami's inference is an example of
a. the fundamental attribution error.
b. availability.
c. automatic thinking.
d. a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Answer: A
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