Potential Rating Problems - Performance Appraisal Flashcards
1
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Result in unfair appraisals because traits and degrees of merit are ambiguous
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Unclear Standards
2
Q
the influence of a rater’s general impression on rating of specific ratee qualities
Other meaning:
is a type of cognitive bias in which the overall impression of a person influences how others feel and think about a person’s specific traits.
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Halo Effect
3
Q
- rating all employees average
- distorts evaluations
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Central Tendency
4
Q
- rating all subordinates high or low (two extremes)
-especially severe with graphic rating scales
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Leniency or Strictness
5
Q
letting what the employee has done
recently overshadow what they did for the past year
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Recency Effects
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