Willy explained to janet that he had made more personal calls to his mother back in iowa because his father was seriously ill, and that his performance at work was consistent and solid. janet still placed willy on administrative leave. what attributional tendency may janet be exhibiting?

The answer is Fundamental Attribution Bias

When you play the role as the observer, we tend to make this FAE or the so called Fundamental attribution bias, sometimes called correspondence bias or attribution effect. Is the tendency to explain someone's behavior based on internal factor, but before that you should first have a solid understanding of attribution theory.