Brenda Dislikes Having to Fill Out Performance Appraisals on Her

question 118

Multiple Choice

Brenda dislikes having to fill out performance appraisals on her employees.She vows to sit down and finish them all in one afternoon.She decides to start with her lowest-performing employee to get the worst out of the way.Next, she appraises an average performer but gives excellent ratings.After appraising that first employee, the average performer looks excellent to her.It is likely Brenda made an error due to _______.

• A)contrast
• B)attribution
• C)recency
• D)proximity
• E)ranking

Understand the distinction between self-concept and self-esteem.

Comprehend how perspective taking contributes to self-understanding and relationship quality.

Identify strategies for improving children's self-esteem.

Recognize the developmental trajectory of self-esteem from childhood through adolescence.

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Definitions:

Median

The middle value of a dataset arranged in order of magnitude, or the mean of the two middle values if the set has an even number of observations.

Mean

The mean of a collection of numbers, determined by summing up the values and then dividing by the total count of these values.

Weighted Mean

An average where each datum has a weight that determines its importance, calculating a mean that considers the significance of individual values.

Central Tendency

A statistical measure to identify the center of a data set, commonly identified by the mean, median, and mode.