What Perceptual Error Occurs When a Supervisor Incorrectly Rates an Employee

question 56

Multiple Choice

What perceptual error occurs when a supervisor incorrectly rates an employee at a similar level across all performance dimensions based on an overall impression of that employee?

• A)Halo effect
• B)Stereotyping
• C)Attribution error
• D)Recency effect
• E)Projection bias

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Definitions:

Direct Labor-Hours

A measure of the work input in terms of hours that can be directly attributed to the production process.

Predetermined Overhead Rate

An estimated rate used to allocate manufacturing overhead costs to individual products or job orders based on a selected activity base, like direct labor hours or machine hours.

Machine-Hours

A measure of the total time machines are operated within a production process, often used for allocating costs based on machine usage.

Fixed Manufacturing Overhead

Costs that do not change with the level of production, such as rent, salaries, and insurance, related to the production process.