Victoria, an advertising manager, works effectively when dealing with routine and well-defined tasks, but she is not very good with tasks that require creativity. Hence, she assumes that her subordinates also have difficulty being creative. In the given scenario, Victoria's assumption is an example of _____.

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Victoria's assumption is an example of projection, which is a defense mechanism where an individual projects their own characteristics onto others, assuming that others think, feel or act in the same way they do. In this case, Victoria assumes that her subordinates also have difficulty being creative, which is based on her own lack of creativity.

Victoria, an Advertising Manager, Works Effectively When Dealing with Routine