Brett got stuck in a massive traffic jam while commuting to work. Consequently, he missed an important meeting with a potential client. Ethan, his manager, was furious. He assumed that Brett missed the meeting because he was irresponsible and lazy. In this scenario, Ethan's perception of Brett represents the ___.

Fundamental Attribition Error

Explanation:

The fundamental attribution error is the tendency people have to overemphasize personal characteristics and ignore situational factors in judging others' behavior. It is also refferd to as attribution effect or correspondence bias, is the propensity for people to under-emphasize situational explanations for an individual's observed behavior while over-emphasizing dispositional and personality-based explanations for their behavior. Obviously, Ethans perception of Brett is that of fundamental attribution error because, Ethan is trying to explain Bretts behaviour based on Bretts personality underestimating the effect of external factors like traffic jam that made Brett miss an important meeting with his potential client.