Jimmy Is Working on a Performance Appraisal for His Subordinate

question 115

Multiple Choice

Jimmy is working on a performance appraisal for his subordinate, Jackie. The questionnaire asks whether Jackie is effective at working with others. Jimmy doesn't have many opportunities to observe Jackie around others, but he thinks she's a good employee in general, so he rates her high on this characteristic. Jimmy has made which type of rating error?

• A)severity
• B)central tendency
• C)halo
• D)recency

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Definitions:

Unethical

Actions or behaviors that violate moral, professional, or societal standards, often causing harm or disadvantage to others.

UCS

Unconditioned Stimulus; a stimulus that naturally triggers a response without prior conditioning in the context of classical conditioning.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process where the consequences of a behavior affect the likelihood of that behavior occurring again.

UCR

Unconditioned Response, which is an automatic, natural reaction to a stimulus in classical conditioning theory.