Albert Is the Manager of a Large Retail Store, with the Authority

question 18

Multiple Choice

Albert is the manager of a large retail store, with the authority to hire employees. The store does not have a specialized human resource executive, and Albert himself conducts selection interviews. Albert has not received any training on selection and recruitment. Albert selected an applicant only because he displayed personality traits similar to one of his best performers. Identify the bias facing Albert in this case.

• A) Anchoring
• B) Recency
• C) Framing
• D) Representativeness
• E) Falseconsensus

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Definitions:

Freud

Sigmund Freud was an Austrian neurologist known for founding psychoanalysis, a clinical method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.

Aristotle

An ancient Greek philosopher and polymath whose works covered a wide range of subjects, including physics, metaphysics, poetry, theater, music, logic, rhetoric, linguistics, politics, government, ethics, biology, and zoology.

Penfield

A reference to Wilder Penfield, a neurosurgeon whose mapping of the brain significantly advanced the understanding of cerebral functions.

Recognition

The cognitive process of identifying and acknowledging the presence or existence of something previously observed or experienced.