A Manager Doing Performance Appraisals Gives More Weight to Recent

question 6

Multiple Choice

A manager doing performance appraisals gives more weight to recent employee behaviors than to behaviors of 6 or 9 months earlier. This shows that the manager's perception is affected by a(n) ________ bias.

• A) self-serving bias
• B) availability
• C) impact
• D) distinction
• E) hindsight

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Definitions:

Empirical Evidence

Information acquired by observation or experimentation that is used to support or disprove theories or hypotheses.

Intellectualization

A defense mechanism in which reasoning is used to block confrontation with an unconscious conflict and its associated emotional stress.

Repression

A defense mechanism where undesirable thoughts, memories, or feelings are unconsciously pushed out of conscious awareness.