If Supervisors Are Able to Observe Only a Small Portion

question 87

Multiple Choice

If supervisors are able to observe only a small portion of an employee's behaviour and performance,then they should:

• A)evaluate several employees and average their performance results.
• B)evaluate the employee's performance based on their personal observations.
• C)consider using 360-degree feedback for that employee.
• D)infer job performance on unobserved tasks from the person's performance on observed tasks.
• E)None of the answers apply.

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Definitions:

Availability Heuristic

A quick thinking process where a person leans on the first examples that surface in their thoughts when considering a certain subject, notion, procedure, or judgment.

Explicit Bias

Prejudices or attitudes that an individual is consciously aware of and can report.

Ingroup Bias

Ingroup bias is the tendency to favor one's own group over others, leading to preferential treatment for members of the in-group.

Vivid Cases

Highly memorable, emotionally charged examples or occurrences that stand out from the norm and have a lasting impact.