When an Interviewer Is Negatively Predisposed Toward a Job Candidate

question 163

Multiple Choice

When an interviewer is negatively predisposed toward a job candidate because the candidate is from a different background than the interviewer,which perceptual error is most likely to occur?

• A) Pollyanna
• B) contrast error
• C) similarity error
• D) the Golem effect

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Definitions:

Labor Rate Variance

The difference between the actual labor costs incurred and the expected or standard labor costs for the production volume achieved.

Direct Labor

Labor costs directly associated with the production of goods or services, involving work that can be directly traced back to specific products.

Direct Materials Price Variance

A measurement of the difference between the actual cost of direct materials and the standard cost expected to be paid, expressed in monetary terms.

Direct Materials Quantity Variance

A measure of the difference between the actual quantity of materials used in production and the standard amount expected, valued at the standard cost.