Beth Hired Tom, Trained Him, Coached Him, and Expected He

question 107

Multiple Choice

Beth hired Tom, trained him, coached him, and expected he would be her eventual replacement when she moved up in the company. She noted each of his accomplishments with pride but wrote off as vicious gossip the comments from Tom's co-workers that he was making too many mistakes. Beth is experiencing the ________.

• A) selective perception bias
• B) confirmation bias
• C) framingbias
• D) anchoring effect

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Definitions:

Race

Identifying biological factors such as skin, hair, or eye color.

Ethnicity

Sociological factors such as nationality, culture, language, and ancestry.

Skin Color

A characteristic of human physical appearance which ranges in variation from the darkest brown to the lightest hues, determined by the amount of melanin in the skin.

Culture

The set of shared attitudes, values, goals, and practices that characterizes an institution, organization, or group.