Question

"during benjamin and kyle's first team meeting, benjamin thought kyle was aloof and boring. kyle, however, was very nervous being new to the company and kept to himself or very rarely gave any input. now, benjamin dismisses kyle as a possibility for upper management believing him to be too introverted and dull. what illogical thinking has benjamin become a victim of?"

Answer 1

Looks like Benjamin is a victim of being biased towards Kyle, meaning he had already made a preconceived opinion about him without knowing anything about his true nature. This is, in part, a type of prejudice that clouds our judgement and opinions of others.