A researcher finds that women interrupt men fewer times than men interrupt women in mixed-gender groups. The researcher concludes that this indicates that women lack assertiveness. This is an example of ______.

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This is an example of a female deficit interpretation, which assumes that women's behavior is deficient compared to men's behavior. It ignores the possibility that men are interrupting more because they are culturally socialized to dominate and assert themselves in mixed-gender interactions, and that women are socialized to be more polite and cooperative. This interpretation also overlooks the possibility that women may be choosing not to interrupt as frequently as men because they want to give others the opportunity to speak, or because they are consciously or unconsciously aware of the gender dynamics of the situation and feel uncomfortable asserting themselves.

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