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

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