When another driver quickly cuts in front of you causing you to brake suddenly, you may assume that the driver was trying to avoid something in the road. This assumption would be called a(n)

A- attribution
B- algorithmic conclusion
C- cognitive error
D- stereotype


Answer: A- attribution

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