Jessica and Tanya Are Both Applying for the Same Job

question 411

Multiple Choice

Jessica and Tanya are both applying for the same job. Although Tanya has more experience in the area of the job in which she is applying, Jessica gets a higher rating from the interviewers because of her more extroverted personality and her more striking physical appearance. This tendency for the interviewers to have a favorable impression of Jessica and less favorable impression of Tanya is referred to as

• A)the halo effect.
• B)impression management.
• C)the critical incidents effect.
• D)the biodata discrepancy phenomenon.

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