A branch manager at a bank consistently rates male loan officers as strong performers regardless of their actual loan book quality, while female officers with comparable metrics receive lower ratings. When presented with data showing female officers' portfolios have lower NPA ratios, the manager dismisses it, attributing it to luck. Which combination of perceptual errors best explains the manager's behaviour?

Stereotyping: The manager applies a generalised belief about a group (male = strong performer; female = weaker) to individual employees regardless of their actual performance data — a classic gender stereotype. Fundamental Attribution Error: When attributing Manager C's (the female's) success to "luck" (an external, situational factor) rather than her skill (internal disposition), the manager is committing FAE — overattributing outcomes for the out-group to situational factors rather than ability. Option A (Halo Effect) would apply if positive performance in one area led to positive ratings across all areas — not the primary mechanism here.