Margaret was tasked with filling the position of accountant for her company. She interviewed 15 people, but of the 7 she called back for second interviews, 6 were men. Margaret realized she was acting out of her thoughts about ________, thinking men were better with numbers than women.
A)social status
B)stereotypes
C)the glass ceiling
D)covert discrimination
E)the salience effect

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Margaret's belief that men are better with numbers than women is an example of a stereotype, which is a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.

Margaret Was Tasked with Filling the Position of Accountant for Her