Behaviorally Anchored Rating Scales (BARS) Require __________

question 36

Multiple Choice

Behaviorally anchored rating scales (BARS) require __________.

• A) an employee to rate himself or herself
• B) statistical analyses of group self-perceptions
• C) the rating of individual employees on a scale
• D) the rating of group traits on a scale of 1 to 5

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Definitions:

Trait Approach

A way of studying personality that focuses on the measurement of individual traits, which are consistent patterns of thought, feeling, and behavior.

Personality

The combination of characteristics or qualities that form an individual's distinctive character and determine how they interact with the environment and others.

Advantages

The favorable factors or benefits that contribute to someone's success in competition or comparison with others.

Big Five Factors

A model outlining five broad dimensions used to describe human personality: openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism.