When Douglas, an employee at Donovan Corp., was unable to complete a project on time, his manager, Tyler, assumed that Douglas missed the deadline because he was insincere. However, Douglas could not meet the deadline because his computer was infected with malware. In this scenario, Tyler's perception of Douglas represents a _____.
A) selective attribution error
B) defensive bias
C) self-serving bias
D) fundamental attribution error

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Tyler's perception of Douglas as insincere despite the legitimate reason for not meeting the deadline (computer malware) is an example of the fundamental attribution error, which refers to the tendency to attribute others' behavior to dispositional factors rather than situational factors.

When Douglas, an Employee at Donovan Corp