Answer:
his perception
Explanation:
Perception in psychology may be defined as the mental impressions or an understanding of a person about the judgement of others. It is the understanding of the sensory information.
In the context, Edgar who is being challenged by his team members on the new software that he had recently reviewed feels that his team members are making excuses of being lazy and are disagreeing with his ideas for comments on the new software. Thus his judgement about his team members are being influenced by his perception.