Tony Has Been a Consistently Below-Average Performer in His Role

question 63

Multiple Choice

Tony has been a consistently below-average performer in his role at Atlantis.However,over the last five months,he has been performing well.His manager,Rick,gives him a positive evaluation on the basis of his excellent performance over the last few months.This is called:

• A) confirmation bias.
• B) anchoring bias.
• C) recency effect.
• D) primacy effect.
• E) tolerance for ambiguity.

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Definitions:

Physiological Arousal

The activation of the body's autonomic nervous system, resulting in physical responses such as increased heart rate, sweating, or rapid breathing.

Affective Reactions

Refers to emotional responses individuals have to external stimuli, including feelings of happiness, anger, sadness, or fear.

Emotional Reactions

The spontaneous and instinctive responses we have towards certain stimuli, influenced by our emotions.

Behavioral Component

A part of a psychological model that deals with actions or reactions of an organism in response to external or internal stimuli.