Janet is perceived by her dining room manager, Sarah, as the best waitress who ever worked for her. Naturally, Janet's ratings on her performance appraisal are all high. Tom, on the other hand, is an average waiter; yet, after evaluating Janet, Sarah's ratings of Tom are below average. This type of rating error is referred to as:
a. contrast error
b. halo error
c. proximity error
d. preference error
a
You might also like to view...
The hindbrain structure involved with sleep and arousal is the
a. hypothalamus. b. cerebrum. c. thalamus. d. pons.
Which of the following is a behavioral influence of vascular dementia?
A. obesity B. male gender C. poor diet D. diabetes
Hubel and Wiesel's research with vision in kittens demonstrated that experience has _________ effects on the organization of the visual cortex _________.
A. no; during the critical period B. substantial; during the critical period C. substantial; throughout life D. no; throughout life
One technique for gaining compliance is to offer a very favorable deal to someone, then change the terms of the deal to make it less attractive after the target person has accepted the initial deal. This is known as ________
A) the foot-in-the-door technique B) ingratiation C) playing hard to get D) the lowball procedure E) the door-in-the-face technique