Kai Has a Tendency to Rate All of His Direct

question 47

Multiple Choice

Kai has a tendency to rate all of his direct reports as average.Kai's actions indicate which of the following performance appraisal problems?

• A)central tendency
• B)halo effect
• C)bias
• D)appraisal bias
• E)equal rating tendency

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Definitions:

Absolute Thresholds

The minimum stimulus intensity required for a stimulus to be detected at least 50% of the time.

Gustav Fechner

A German philosopher, physicist, and experimental psychologist who founded psychophysics, quantitatively measuring the relation between physical stimuli and the sensations and perceptions they affect.

Awareness

The knowledge or perception of a situation or fact.

Subliminal Priming

The use of stimuli below the threshold of conscious perception to influence thoughts or actions.