Charles has just seen a play in which Troy portrayed the villain. Troy's performance was brilliant and quite convincing. Despite knowing that Troy was just acting, Charles insists that Troy must have a mean, devious, and villainous side to his personality. This belief is being influenced by

a. the fundamental attribution error
b. automatic processing
c. the primacy effect
d. channel factors

(A) The fundamental attribution error                                                                                                    

Explanation:

 The fundamental attribution error is one of the situation in which the behavior of the person are analyzed on the basis of the given internal factors and it is also called as the attribution effect.

 The fundamental attribution effect is basically emphasizing the personality on the basis of the given explanation of the behavior and the impact of the personal configuration.  

According to the given question, Charles is watching a play in which the troy is portraying the character of villain and the given belief is influenced by the fundamental attribution effect.                        

 Therefore, Option (A) is correct answer.