When Myra Was Completing a Performance Appraisal on One of Her

question 56

Multiple Choice

When Myra was completing a performance appraisal on one of her employees,she rated the employee high on reliability and conscientiousness.The next item on the form was accuracy.Even though the employee was only average on accuracy,Myra gave her a high rating.It is likely Myra made an error due to ______.

• A) bias
• B) stereotyping
• C) distribution
• D) proximity

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Definitions:

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