Luciana and Mateo are both in the STEM field and both have recently experienced setbacks in their jobs. Luciana is starts to think her setback means she is not cut out for this line of work, while Mateo believes his setback is mainly due to his recent lack of sleep due to having a new baby. This is an example of ______.
A) misdiagnosed ascription
B) stereotypic attribution bias
C) the gender difference in professional fault
D) the gender difference in occupational achievement

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This is an example of stereotypic attribution bias because Luciana is attributing her setback to a personal characteristic, while Mateo is attributing his setback to a situational factor. This bias has been shown to be more common in women than men in male-dominated fields such as STEM.

Luciana and Mateo Are Both in the STEM Field and Both