Brisa Recently Had a Baby

question 6

Multiple Choice

Brisa recently had a baby.When she returned from maternity leave, her manager assumed that she would want to work fewer hours and would be distracted by things at home.Although Brisa's performance remained as high as it had been before the baby, her boss gave her lower marks on her performance appraisal.It is likely his manager made an error due to _______.

• A)similarity
• B)stereotyping
• C)proximity
• D)contrast
• E)ranking

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Definitions:

Attention

The behavioral and cognitive process of selectively concentrating on one aspect of the environment while ignoring other things.

Perception

The cognitive process of interpreting, organizing, and often giving meaning to sensory information.

Bottom-Up Processing

A type of information processing that begins with sensory input and builds up to perception, emphasizing the importance of the sensory data itself in understanding and interpreting a stimulus.

Top-Down Processing

A cognitive process that involves using context or prior knowledge to interpret new information.