Avoiding Extreme Judgments and Rating People and Objects as Average

question 26

Multiple Choice

Avoiding extreme judgments and rating people and objects as average or neutral is known as the _______ perceptual error.

• A) halo
• B) leniency
• C) central tendency
• D) recency
• E) contrast effects

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Definitions:

Fast Food Industry

A sector of the food service industry that specializes in quick service, standardized food products, and minimal table service.

Perfect Competitor

An idealized market structure where many firms sell identical products, and there are no barriers to entering or exiting the market.

Total Profit

The overall financial gain made by a business after subtracting all expenses from the total revenue generated.

Herfindahl-Hirschman Index

A measure used to assess the level of market concentration and competition within an industry, calculated by squaring the market share of each firm competing in the market and then summing the resulting numbers.