An error in clinical reasoning that occurs when the AEMT wrongly attributes a person's behavior to his personality or disposition, rather than to circumstances would be:

A) fundamental attribution error.
B) commission bias error.
C) anchoring error.
D) satisficing error.


Answer: A

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