Alvin, a Sales Representative for a Company Making Industrial Solvents

question 4

Multiple Choice

Alvin, a sales representative for a company making industrial solvents, lost a major customer last month. Until then, Alvin's year was about average in the level of sales. Early in the year, Alvin brought in two new customers of about the size of the customer he lost last month. Alvin's supervisor gives Alvin an unsatisfactory rating in his annual performance appraisal. Which kind of error has Alvin's supervisor likely committed?

• A)contrast
• B)primacy
• C)strictness
• D)recency

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Definitions:

Diabetic Retinopathy

A consequence of diabetes that leads to the deterioration of the blood vessels in the retina, the light-sensitive region at the back of the eye, impairing visual function.

Pathology

The study of diseases and the changes they cause in the structure and function of body tissues and organs.

Circulatory

Pertaining to the system of organs (heart, veins, arteries) responsible for the circulation of blood and lymph throughout the body.

Diabetic Retinopathy

An eye-related complication of diabetes results from harm to the blood vessels in the retina, the light-sensitive layer at the back of the eye.