The Personal Biases of Performance Appraisers

question 48

Multiple Choice

The personal biases of performance appraisers

• A) never influence appraisals if standardized instruments are used.
• B) are commonly based on worker sex, age, race, and physical characteristics.
• C) are always less influential than other response biases.
• D) are involved in the actor-observer bias.

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