This Perceptual Error Occurs When One Highly Favourable or Unfavourable

question 25

Multiple Choice

This perceptual error occurs when one highly favourable or unfavourable employee characteristic influences the evaluation of other characteristics of that employee.

• A) central tendency error
• B) halo error
• C) leniency effect
• D) contrast effect

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Definitions:

P-values

In statistics, a measure that helps determine the significance of results from a hypothesis test, indicating the probability of observing the obtained results assuming the null hypothesis is true.

P-value

A statistical measure that helps in determining the significance of the results obtained from a hypothesis test, indicating the probability of observing the results by chance.

Statistical Significance

A result is said to be statistically significant if the computed p-value is less than some prescribed number, usually 0.05.

Null Hypothesis

In statistical hypothesis testing, a statement suggesting that there is no significant difference or effect and that any observed difference is due to sampling or experimental error.