Asked by Mauricio Davila on Jul 16, 2024

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Refer to Scenario 8.2. Which of the following will Jane's ratings suffer from?

A) similar-to-self bias
B) leniency error
C) forced distribution
D) central tendency error

Central Tendency Error

A bias in performance appraisals where the evaluator rates most employees as being average, overlooking individual differences in performance.

Leniency Error

A type of bias in performance appraisals where the evaluator tends to rate employees more favorably than their performance justifies.

Similar-To-Self Bias

The tendency of individuals to favor and be more positively inclined towards others who they perceive as similar to themselves.

  • Understand the consequences of biases in performance evaluations and methods to mitigate them.
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XinYin ZhangJul 22, 2024
Final Answer :
D
Explanation :
Jane's approach to not give out very many high ratings and also avoid very low ratings means she is likely to rate most employees around the middle, which is indicative of a central tendency error. This error occurs when a rater avoids the extremes of the rating scale and rates everyone towards the middle.