George believes that women have difficulty coping with the stress of executive decisions.Sally is promoted into a senior management position and George soon complains that Sally won't be able to cope with this job.George is exhibiting which of the following perceptual errors?
A)Attribution error
B)Stereotyping
C)Projection bias
D)Halo error
E)Recency error

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Stereotyping is the perceptual process by which we assign characteristics to an identifiable group and then automatically transfer those features to anyone we believe is a member of that group.In this case, George believes that Sally won't be able to cope with her job because she is a woman.

George Believes That Women Have Difficulty Coping with the Stress