Mathew Is Always Late to Office

question 51

Multiple Choice

Mathew is always late to office. Mathew's manager does not like Mathew's tardiness. Therefore, during a performance review, Mathew's manager gives him low ratings even though his work was impeccable during the performance-review period. In this scenario, Matthew's manager is making a _____.

• A) severity error
• B) halo error
• C) horns error
• D) central tendency error

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Definitions:

Obedience

A form of social influence where an individual follows the directives of an authority figure or the rules of society.

Norms

accepted standards or expectations that regulate behavior within a group or society.

Milgram's Studies

Milgram's studies were groundbreaking experiments conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s to explore obedience to authority, demonstrating that people are willing to follow directions from an authority figure even to the extent of inflicting pain on another person.

Electric Shocks

A form of physical stimulation or punishment involving the application of electrical current to the body.