Ricky, a Sales Manager, Can Select Either Greta or Bob

Multiple Choice

Ricky, a sales manager, can select either Greta or Bob as his new assistant sales manager. Both are equally qualified. He selects Greta because he believes that women are soft-spoken and polite, making better managers. Ricky is influenced by

A) overt discrimination.
B) the salience effect.
C) social status.
D) stereotypes.
E) biases.