Evan's laptop was stolen from in his car trunk. His friend George said that it was really Evan's fault for leaving the laptop in the trunk. After all, someone may have seen him put it into the trunk. George is exhibiting:

defensive attribution.      

Explanation:

Defensive attribution: In social psychology, the term "defensive attribution is described as a bias, theory, or hypothesis whereby an observe tends to attributes the various causes for a mishap or misfortune in order to minimize its fear of being a cause or a victim in a familiar situation.

In other words, defensive attribution is described as an error or a bias while attributing a particular cause related to an event so that a perceived threat by the person gets minimized or reduced.

In the question above, George is exhibiting defensive attribution.

answer; the f b i. the drug enforcement administration(dea); the bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms and explosives; u.s postal inspection service;