When a Supervisor Evaluates the Performance of an Employee and Shows

question 62

Multiple Choice

When a supervisor evaluates the performance of an employee and shows a tendency to assign too much credit to the employee for his or her successes and too much blame to the employee for his or her failures,this is a demonstration of the ______.

• A) fundamental attribution error
• B) actor-observer difference
• C) the halo effect
• D) the similar-to-me effect

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Definitions:

Federalists

A political group in the early United States that advocated for a strong federal government and supported the ratification of the U.S. Constitution.

Taxes

Financial charges imposed by governments on individuals and organizations to fund public expenditure.

Sedition Act

Legislation in various forms throughout U.S. history that made it a crime to speak, write, or act in a manner that is deemed hostile or threatening to the government.

Revolution of 1800

The United States presidential election of 1800, often referred to as a significant political realignment that led to the peaceful transition of power from Federalist to Democratic-Republican leadership.