Sully is studying the effects of gender bias in perceptions of managerial competence. She manipulates the amount of qualifications present on resumes as well as the gender of the resumes owner. She then has participants evaluate the resumes in terms of managerial competence, finding that the resumes belonging to women require a higher number of qualifications to be judged as equally competent as the resumes belonging to men. This finding would most closely support which of the following biases?

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The "prove it again" bias refers to the phenomenon where certain groups, such as women, have to prove their competence over and over again, facing higher standards than their male counterparts. Sully's finding that women's resumes need more qualifications to be seen as equally competent supports this bias.

Sully Is Studying the Effects of Gender Bias in Perceptions