Susan's Boss Is Evaluating Her Performance at Work

question 103

Multiple Choice

Susan's boss is evaluating her performance at work.Susan is known for her ability to complete large volumes of work in short periods of time.She also has excellent time management skills,is good at prioritizing,and is good at delegating tasks.In addition to these strengths,Susan also has certain weaknesses.For instance,she fails to pay attention to detail and tends to make a lot of errors.Susan's boss,however,gives her very similar scores for productivity,efficiency,and accuracy.Which of the following phenomena has been exemplified in this scenario?

• A)The placebo effect
• B)Organizational citizenship behavior
• C)The halo effect
• D)The Hawthorne effect

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