Brisa recently had a baby.When she returned from maternity leave, her manager assumed that she would want to work fewer hours and would be distracted by things at home.Although Brisa's performance remained as high as it had been before the baby, her boss gave her lower marks on her performance appraisal.It is likely his manager made an error due to _______.
A)similarity
B)stereotyping
C)proximity
D)contrast
E)ranking

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Brisa's manager assumed that she would want to work fewer hours and would be distracted by things at home based on a stereotype of working mothers. This led to lower marks on her performance appraisal, indicating the manager's error in stereotyping.

Brisa Recently Had a Baby