Sue is a supervisor who has a tendency to rate all of her employees as "very good" or "excellent" on the dimensions found on her graphic rating form. She just does not feel comfortable being too critical of employees, even if their work is substandard. Sue is exhibiting the

A. leniency error.
B. self-serving bias.
C. halo error.
D. actor-observer bias.


Answer: A

Psychology

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A. Stroop effect B. dysphonetic dyslexia C. dyseidetic dyslexia D. change blindness

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a. doctrine of interactive dualism b. locus of function c. doctrine of specific nerve energies d. reflex arc of nervous activity

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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Which of the following statements about families is correct?

A. Families exist in all cultures but vary in size and composition. B. Families are more common in traditional societies. C. Families are becoming less important around the world. D. Families are defined in the same way, regardless of culture.

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