Misrepresentation Is Likely to Occur

question 19

Multiple Choice

Misrepresentation is likely to occur:

• A)when using T-groups
• B)where the consultant is coerced into making untruthful representations to management
• C)during the entering and contracting phases of planned change
• D)where value conflict occurs with the person who provides the contract
• E)when senior managers do not understand their needs

Differentiate between internal and external attributions and their role in behavior assessment.

Recognize the influence of distinctiveness, consistency, and consensus on attributions.

Comprehend the impact of recency effect, primacy effect, and halo effect on perception.

Understand the implications of self-serving bias and fundamental attribution error in personal and professional contexts.

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Definitions:

Correlation Coefficients

Numeric measures that describe the strength and direction of the relationship between two variables.

Direct Correlation

A statistical relationship between two variables where both variables move in the same direction.

Nondirectional Correlation

Nondirectional correlation describes the relationship between two variables without specifying whether the relationship is positive or negative, indicating only that a correlation exists.

Unidirectional Correlation

A correlation where an increase in one variable is consistently associated with an increase or decrease in another variable, without reversals in direction.