Which of the Following Would Be an Effect of the "Think

question 50

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would be an effect of the "think manager-think male" bias?

• A) Supervisors looking to promote an ambitious and aggressive employee would favor Michael,a man,over Michelle,a woman.
• B) Male managers are more likely to sponsor newly hired men rather than newly hired women due to the assumption that they will get along better interpersonally with men.
• C) Supervisors prefer to hire male managers because of the stereotype that men have higher emotional intelligence and are therefore better at interacting with customers or clients.
• D) A CEO who is retiring and looking at which manager to promote to take the newly vacated position will likely promote a male due to the heuristic that there are more male managers present at the company than there are female managers.

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Definitions:

Brainstorming

A group problem-solving technique involving the spontaneous contribution of ideas from all members of the group.

Writing in a Journal

The act of recording personal thoughts, feelings, and experiences in a notebook or digital document, used as a form of self-expression or reflection.

Thoughts

mental processes involving thinking, reasoning, or contemplating, often reflecting personal beliefs, opinions, or plans.

Brainstorming

A group creativity technique by which efforts are made to find a solution for a specific problem by gathering a list of ideas spontaneously contributed by its members.