Which Performance Appraisal Method Is Congruent with a Management Approach

question 12

Multiple Choice

Which performance appraisal method is congruent with a management approach that dictates that no more than 15 percent of employees are to be rated as excellent,commanding a top percentage increase in merit pay?

• A) forced distribution
• B) paired comparison
• C) behaviourally anchored rating scales
• D) field review

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Definitions:

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs through associations between an environmental stimulus and a naturally occurring stimulus, leading to a learned response.

Maladaptive Emotional Reactions

Emotional responses that are counterproductive to a person's current situation or well-being, interfering with normal functioning.

Phobias

Intense, irrational fears of specific objects or situations, leading to significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning.

Behaviorism

A theory of learning based on the idea that all behaviors are acquired through conditioning.