Explain how the following perception judgment errors may affect the interview process.

a. Similarity error
b. Contrast error
c. First-impression error


Answer:
a. similarity error
happens when interviewers place too much importance on the similarities and differences between themselves and the interviewees.
b. Contrast error
involves placing too much emphasis on how a job candidate compares with other candidates in the pool of those who applied.
c. first-impression error
happens when, for whatever reason, an interviewer formulates an initial impression based on the perceptions of some variables and then refuses to change that impression.

Social Work & Human Services

You might also like to view...

Given the symptom picture, describe what if feels like for a client to experience a

dissociative disorder?

What will be an ideal response?

Social Work & Human Services

The person usually given credit for naming the science of cybernetics is:

a. Oskar Morgenstern b. Gregory Bateson c. Norbert Wiener d. None of the above

Social Work & Human Services

The highest poverty rates are found among older women, minorities, and those w/ chronic illness

a. true b. false

Social Work & Human Services

Which type of prevention is least likely to be available for those with mental disorders?

a. Primary b. Emergency c. Secondary d. Tertiary

Social Work & Human Services