Which Personality Trait Is Associated with Performance Appraisal Ratings That

question 23

Multiple Choice

Which personality trait is associated with performance appraisal ratings that are too lenient?

• A) agreeableness
• B) extroversion
• C) conscientiousness
• D) openness

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Definitions:

Physically Attractive

The attribute of being appealing or pleasing in appearance to the sensory perceptions of others.

Alpha Level

The probability of incorrectly rejecting the null hypothesis that is used by a researcher to decide whether an outcome of a study is statistically significant (most commonly, researchers use a probability of .05).

Statistical Significance

Rejection of the null hypothesis when an outcome has a low probability of occurrence (usually .05 or less) if, in fact, the null hypothesis is correct.

Probability Level

The threshold of significance, usually denoted as alpha (α), indicating the likelihood of observing the data if the null hypothesis is true.