When Supervisors Who Are Engaged in a Performance Rating Tend

question 12

Multiple Choice

When supervisors who are engaged in a performance rating tend to rate all employees either high or low, this problem is referred to as

• A)halo effect.
• B)bias.
• C)appraisal bias.
• D)central tendency.
• E)leniency/strictness.

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Definitions:

Perspective

A particular attitude towards or way of regarding something; a point of view.

Scaffolding

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A restrictive, punitive parenting style in which the parent exhorts the child to follow the parent’s directions and to value hard work and effort.

Assimilation

An individual’s incorporation of new information into existing knowledge.