In the Context of Effectiveness of Performance Management, ________ Means

question 15

Multiple Choice

In the context of effectiveness of performance management, ________ means the extent to which a measurement tool actually measures what it is intended to measure.

• A) validity
• B) dependability
• C) acceptability
• D) reliability
• E) specificity

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Definitions:

Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

A phenomenon where an individual's or group's expectations about an outcome cause behaviors that make the outcome more likely to happen.

Punishment

The application of an undesirable outcome in response to a behavior, with the aim of decreasing or eliminating that behavior.

Extinction

Discourages a behavior by making the removal of a desirable consequence contingent on its occurrence.

Attribution Theory

A theory in social psychology that explains how individuals infer the causes of their own and others' behavior.