When an Employee's Most Recent Performance Can Affect the Evaluation

question 88

Multiple Choice

When an employee's most recent performance can affect the evaluation of his or her overall performance, a ________ error has occurred.

• A)appraisal bias
• B)recency
• C)central tendency
• D)similar-to-me
• E)halo

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Definitions:

Drug Use

The act of consuming substances that alter mental states or bodily functions, which can range from medical prescription usage to illicit substance abuse.

Bronfenbrenner's Theory

A framework suggesting that an individual's development is affected by the interaction between their environment and various systemic layers, from immediate surroundings to broader societal influences.

Exosystem

A term from ecological systems theory referring to societal structures that do not directly contain the individual but still influence their experiences and development, such as parental workplaces.

Microsystem

The immediate environment a person operates in, including direct interactions with family, school, work, which influence one's development and behavior.