Question 1

Which of the following is a similarity between leniency and central tendency?

Accepted Answer

A)   Both are contrast errors in performance appraisals.
B)   Both are types of distributional errors in performance appraisals.
C)   Both occur when people are compared against one another instead of against an objective standard.
D)   Both are behaviors that are never stated as formal requirements of a job.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 2

Xavier, a sales manager, set extremely high daily sales targets for his subordinates. As none of his subordinates were able to meet those targets, he gave poor ratings to all subordinates. Which of the following errors did Xavier make?

Accepted Answer

A)   A severity error
B)   A halo error
C)   A horns error
D)   A leniency errorE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 3

In the context of performance appraisals, which of the following occurs when the rater tends to use only one part of a rating scale?

Accepted Answer

A)   A distributional error
B)   A contrast error
C)   A halo error
D)   A horns errorE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

The following item appears in an employee evaluation form of an organization: How does the employee react when faced with challenging tasks?
1 = Gets nervous and asks the supervisor for help
2 = Looks into the problem and asks peers for solutions
3 = Makes a list of possible solutions and shows them to the supervisor
4 = Comes up with innovative solutions on his or her own and fixes the problem within time
Which of the following methods of performance appraisal is the organization using?

Accepted Answer

A)   The management-by-objectives system
B)   The paired-comparison method
C)   A Likert scale
D)   A behaviorally anchored rating scaleE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 5

It is not always clear that errors in performance appraisals are really errors, except for _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   horns errors
B)   distributional errors
C)   halo errors
D)   contrast errorsE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Exam 10: Performance Appraisal and Career Management

Xavier, a sales manager, set extremely high daily sales targets for his subordinates. As none of his subordinates were able to meet those targets, he gave poor ratings to all subordinates. Which of the following errors did Xavier make?

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In the context of performance appraisals, which of the following occurs when the rater tends to use only one part of a rating scale?

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It is not always clear that errors in performance appraisals are really errors, except for _____.

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Which of the following is a similarity between leniency and central tendency?

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Exam 10: Performance Appraisal and Career Management

Xavier, a sales manager, set extremely high daily sales targets for his subordinates. As none of his subordinates were able to meet those targets, he gave poor ratings to all subordinates. Which of the following errors did Xavier make?

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In the context of performance appraisals, which of the following occurs when the rater tends to use only one part of a rating scale?

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It is not always clear that errors in performance appraisals are really errors, except for _____.

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Which of the following is a similarity between leniency and central tendency?

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