Ivan Is Traveling by Bus

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) counterfactual thinking.
B) belief perseverance.
C) spontaneous trait inference.
D) negative reinforcement.