You are on a team with two individuals who are difficult.The work has been divided among the three of you and each time your team meets,Janet and Jim disagree about the progress of the team project.Janet is convinced that Jim's lack of progress is because he is inherently lazy and not because of some overwhelming problem with the project itself.The truth seems to be that Janet is not doing her part of the work. Janet may be attributing to Jim some of her own characteristics.She might be guilty of:
A)stereotyping.
B)the halo effect.
C)projection.
D)contrast effect.

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Janet is projecting her own laziness onto Jim, attributing it to him instead of taking responsibility for her own lack of progress. Projection is the defense mechanism where individuals attribute their own characteristics, feelings or flaws onto others.

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