David believes that a person's actions are completely explained by their personality, and completely ignores environmental factors that might play a role. Of the following, David seems most to be engaged in

A. the fundamental attribution error.
B. the correspondence bias.
C. the hindsight bias.
D. the halo effect.


Answer: A

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