Criterion Contamination Occurs When Correlations Between Two Raters of an Employee

question 57

True/False

Criterion contamination occurs when correlations between two raters of an employee are inconsistent.

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Definitions:

Thought Patterns

The habitual ways in which one tends to think or process information, which can influence behavior and emotions.

Psychoanalysis

A therapeutic technique and theory of psychological disorders, emphasizing unconscious conflicts and childhood experiences.

Cognitive Therapies

Psychological treatments that focus on changing faulty or irrational thinking patterns, beliefs, and attitudes.

Systematic Desensitization

A therapeutic method used to cure phobias and other behavior problems involving anxiety, by gradual exposure to the feared object or situation in a controlled environment.