During His First Weeks on the Job, Rick Had a Lot

question 72

Multiple Choice

During his first weeks on the job, Rick had a lot of trouble getting adjusted to his new position as maintenance engineer for an amusement park. He made quite a few small mistakes while learning how to perform his job. After three months on the job, Rick settled down and proved to be an excellent maintenance engineer. However, Rick's supervisor categorized Rick as a poor worker during those first months on the job. The supervisor does not notice anything positive about Rick's performance; he is always looking for something wrong in the way Rick has performed his job. It was with this mindset that the supervisor filled out Rick's performance appraisal. The supervisor committed which of the following rating errors?

• A) central tendency
• B) strictness
• C) halo and horn
• D) primacy
• E) recency

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