Usually associated with the actor observer bias, this can be demonstrated when you believe that a driver that cuts you off is intrinsically mean instead of considering the context.
Greg Mankiw refers to it in a comparison of economist's views of Arthur Burns and Alan Greenspan. In a study of this phenomenon, Jones and Harris found that evaluators were more likely to ascribe pro-Castro beliefs to students writing pro-Castro papers, despite knowing they were assigned a position. Usually associated with the actor observer bias, this can be demonstrated when you believe that a driver that cuts you off is intrinsically mean instead of considering the context. For 10 points, what is this cognitive bias, a tendency of people to overemphasize personality-based factors rather than situational factors for others' actions?
Greg Mankiw refers to it in a comparison of economist's views of Arthur Burns and Alan Greenspan.
{fundamental attribution error} [or {FAE}] (prompt on {actor}-{observer bias} before mention)