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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