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What occurs when a manager rates all employees at the high end of the scale?
What occurs when a manager rates all employees at the high end of the scale?
- Strictness error
- Leniency error (correct)
- Central tendency error
- Rater bias
A manager tends to rate an employee high or low on all items because of one characteristic. What is this type of rating error?
A manager tends to rate an employee high or low on all items because of one characteristic. What is this type of rating error?
- Leniency error
- Halo effect (correct)
- Rater bias
- Contrast error
What type of error occurs when a manager rates employees relative to other people rather than to performance standards?
What type of error occurs when a manager rates employees relative to other people rather than to performance standards?
- Contrast error (correct)
- Rater bias
- Leniency error
- Halo effect
What occurs when a manager uses only the lower part of the scale to rate employees?
What occurs when a manager uses only the lower part of the scale to rate employees?
What type of error occurs when a rater's values or prejudices distort the rating?
What type of error occurs when a rater's values or prejudices distort the rating?
What is a major challenge with narrative methods of performance appraisal?
What is a major challenge with narrative methods of performance appraisal?
What can help correct the problem of rater bias?
What can help correct the problem of rater bias?
What is a benefit of behavioral/objective approaches to performance appraisal?
What is a benefit of behavioral/objective approaches to performance appraisal?
What is a type of rater error that occurs when a rater consistently gives higher or lower ratings than average?
What is a type of rater error that occurs when a rater consistently gives higher or lower ratings than average?
What is a potential limitation of combining different methods of performance appraisal?
What is a potential limitation of combining different methods of performance appraisal?
What is a type of rater error that occurs when a rater rates all employees as average?
What is a type of rater error that occurs when a rater rates all employees as average?
What is a way to reduce rater errors in the performance appraisal process?
What is a way to reduce rater errors in the performance appraisal process?
