On an Application a Potential Employee Describes Herself as Friendly

question 7

Multiple Choice

On an application a potential employee describes herself as friendly.In talking with references,before you meet her,you ask questions that probe for information that this expectation is correct.You are engaging in:

• A) the fundamental attribution error.
• B) the primacy effect.
• C) confirmation bias.
• D) self-monitoring.

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