Derek Pierce, the Hiring Manager, Was Collating the Scores of the Twelve

question 76

Multiple Choice

Derek Pierce, the hiring manager, was collating the scores of the twelve candidates who were interviewed a week earlier. He put together their interview ratings, scores on preemployment tests as well as the details of their background checks and sent it to be reviewed by the managers and supervisors. When the list of selected candidates was sent back, he felt that some promising candidates had been left out. Consulting the list, he realized that those who were chosen were interviewed in the last two days of a weeklong interview schedule. Derek decided that this biased selection had to be reworked. Which of the following bias is reflected here?

• A) Generalization bias
• B) Recency bias
• C) Similar to me bias
• D) Cultural noise bias
• E) Contrast bias

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