Recently, Bill asked his boss if he could attend a trade show on the East Coast to try to sell some of his company's products. Bill's boss reacted to his request by saying, "I don't trust anyone who lives on the East Coast. Everybody who lives in East Coast is dishonest. Bill's boss is making an obvious perception error called
A) selective perception.
B) stereotyping.
C) authoritarianism.
D) dogmatism.
E) halo or horn effect.

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Bill's boss is making a generalization about a group of people based on their geographic location, which is a classic example of stereotyping.

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