If Expectations About a New Co-Worker Influence Judgments of That

question 16

Multiple Choice

If expectations about a new co-worker influence judgments of that person's performance, which of the following has likely occurred?

• A) Selective interpretation
• B) Selective attention
• C) De facto selective exposure
• D) None of the above

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Definitions:

Moving Average

A statistical measure to smooth out short-term fluctuations and highlight longer-term trends or cycles in data.

Exponential Smoothing

A technique used in time series forecasting that applies decreasing weights to past data, giving more importance to more recent observations.

Stationary Time Series

A type of time series data where statistical properties such as mean and variance are constant over time.

Price/Pound

Price per pound is a unit of measurement for cost relative to weight, commonly used to express the cost of goods sold by weight.