Gary Is the Supervisor of Mindy

question 53

Multiple Choice

Gary is the supervisor of Mindy.He is very impressed with Mindy's ability to work in a team, so he has rated her as "outstanding"for this trait.Although she has had more missed delivery deadlines than her peers over the past financial quarter, Gary rated her as "above average"for the trait of "personal effectiveness."Gary's actions indicate which of the following performance appraisal problem?

• A)bias
• B)halo effect
• C)trait effect
• D)appraisal bias
• E)trait bias

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