If a Manager Does Not Want to Have a Confrontation

question 80

Short Answer

If a manager does not want to have a confrontation with an employee or wants to avoid hurting that employee's chances of getting a bonus,he may give the employee a rating higher than warranted.This bias in performance appraisal is called ______________.

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Definitions:

Counterconditioning

A behavior therapy technique where a maladaptive response to a stimulus is replaced with a more desirable one.

Aversive Conditioning

A type of conditioning that uses negative stimuli to invoke a change in behavior, creating an association between the behavior and undesirable outcomes.

Classical Conditioning

The act of learning via establishing relationships between a stimulus present in one's surroundings and one that occurs instinctively.

Electroconvulsive Therapy

A medical treatment involving the administration of electrical currents to the brain to induce seizures, used primarily to treat severe depression and bipolar disorder.