Personnel Psychology - Rater Biases

Question 1

Halo Effect

Answer 1

Tendency to judge all aspects of person’s bx on basis of single attribute or characteristic

Question 2

Central Tendency, Leniency, Strictness Biases

Answer 2

Tendency to assign average ratings to all ratees; tendency to give all ratees positive ratings; tendency to assign all ratees negative ratings

Question 3

Contrast Effect

Answer 3

Tendency to give ratings on basis of comparisons to other ratees

Question 4

What is the best way to reduce rater biases?

Answer 4

Adequately train raters

Question 5

When is training most effective?

Answer 5

When it focuses less on rating errors and more on accuracy, i.e., teaching raters to recognize multiple contributors of good job performance and to evaluate bx in an objective way

Question 6

What was Frame-of-reference training designed to do?

Answer 6

Designed specifically to help raters recognize the multidimensional nature of job performance and to ensure that different raters have same conceptualizations of job performance