Several mountain climbers were trapped on Mount Everest during a blinding snowstorm.Many climbers died on the mountain.One climber made it all the way back to base camp.Unfortunately,however,he collapsed and died mere yards away from the safety of his tent.Because this climber came so close to saving himself,________ is particularly likely to occur in response to this climber's death.

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Emotional amplification is the tendency for emotional reactions to be stronger in response to events that are almost successful or close to achieving their goal. In this case, the climber came close to saving himself by making it back to base camp but died yards away from safety, which may lead to emotional amplification. The other options (A) fundamental attribution error, (B) correspondence bias, and (D) discounting do not apply to this scenario.

Several Mountain Climbers Were Trapped on Mount Everest During a Blinding