You are a manager at ABC Manufacturing, and you enjoy responsibility and success in your work. You have been newly appointed as the leader of a team with jobs that seem dull and routine. You decide to move quickly to expand these jobs so that members get increased satisfaction from more challenging tasks. Basically, you want them to experience things that you value in work. Instead of designing the team members' jobs to best fit their needs, you plan to design their jobs to best fit yours. This scenario exemplifies __________.
A) a halo effect
B) projection
C) a stereotype
D) a contrast effect
E) the self-fulfilling prophecy

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This scenario exemplifies projection, where the manager is attributing their own desires and values onto their team members, assuming that what brings them satisfaction in work will do the same for their team.

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