Ivan is traveling by bus. All of a sudden, he feels unwell and occupies a vacant window seat. An old man boards the bus after some time. Unable to find a vacant seat, the old man requests Ivan to vacate his seat. Ivan politely declines. The old man assumes that Ivan is inconsiderate and indifferent. In the context of social thinking, this scenario illustrates:______________.
A. belief perseverance.
B. counterfactual thinking.
C. negative reinforcement.
D. spontaneous trait inference