Measurement Bias

Question 1

Stereotyping

Answer 1

• Usually personally held beliefs about groups of people to draw conclusions about a specific situation
• Example: Men do not make good administrative assistants because they lack the ability to multitask

Question 2

Inconsistency

Answer 2

• Manipulating data to draw selective rather than representative conclusions
• Example: A male employee sexually harasses a female employee at a company event. The harassment is witnessed by 12 people, three of whom are men. The HR pro only interviews the three male employees

Question 3

First impression effecft

Answer 3

• Forming opinions based on first impression rather than the objective data collected

Question 4

Negative emphasis

Answer 4

• Placing the most emphasis on a small amount of negative and irrelevant information

Question 5

Halo / Horn effect

Answer 5

• Emphasizing either position information (halo) or negative information (horn) over all else

Question 6

Nonverbal bias

Answer 6

• Placing too much emphasis on body language and other nonverbal cues

Question 7

Contract effecft

Answer 7

• Comparing all statements against all other statementes

Question 8

Similar to me

Answer 8

• Being influenced by shared personal characteristics

Question 9

Cultural noise

Answer 9

• Not recognizing when the candidate answers questions based on what the candidate believes the interviewer wants to hear