The Evaluation Error Made When a Manager Forms an Overall

question 74

Multiple Choice

The evaluation error made when a manager forms an overall opinion of an employee's performance and allows this opinion to influence the ratings of all other performance factors is called a/an ________.

• A)attribute
• B)halo
• C)image
• D)currency
• E)recency

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Definitions:

Internal Attributions

Refers to the inference that a person is behaving in a certain way because of something about the person, such as attitude, character, or personality.

Ability

The capacity of an individual to perform actions or tasks adequately, related to both natural aptitude and learned skills.

Effort

The use of physical or mental energy to achieve an objective or complete a task, often considered an important factor in determining success.

Task Difficulty

Describes the level of challenge presented by a task, which can impact an individual's performance and effort required to complete it.