Who Is Likely to Be the Most Popular Student in the Fifth-Grade

question 60

Multiple Choice

Who is likely to be the most popular student in the fifth-grade class?

• A) Helmut,who is the tallest boy in the class
• B) Jeff,who is the statistician for the basketball team
• C) Hara,who is below average in height and physical maturity
• D) Sally,who is the most sexually mature girl in the class

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Definitions:

Signalling Theory

Job applicants interpret their recruitment and selection experiences as cues or signals about unknown characteristics of a job and an organization and what it will be like to work in an organization.

Harshness

The quality of being extremely strict or severe in conditions or treatment.

Perceptual Biases

Cognitive biases that result from the simplification of processing social realities, often leading to distorted interpretations.

Central Tendency

The tendency to assign most ratees to middle-range job performance categories.