Suppose that a manager begins a program of job enrichment because she enjoys responsibility and challenges and assumes that her employees do also. This manager is practising:
A) selective perception.
B) networking.
C) projection.
D) the halo effect.
E) stereotyping.

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The manager is practicing projection, which is the tendency to attribute one's own characteristics, beliefs, or attitudes to others. In this case, the manager assumes that because she enjoys responsibility and challenges, her employees do as well. Projection involves seeing one's own traits in others, even if they might not actually share those traits.

Suppose That a Manager Begins a Program of Job Enrichment