Rating Errors Flashcards
The tendency to make inappropriate generalizations from one aspect of a person’s job performance. This is due to being influenced by one or more outstanding characteristics, either positive or negative.
Halo Effect
The tendency to evaluate all people as outstanding and to give inflated ratings rather than true assessments of performance.
Leniency
The tendency to evaluate every person as average regardless of differences in performance.
Central Tendency
tendency of the rater to be too strict or negative; rates too negatively
SEVERITY
Occurs when negative impression in one area influences the overall impression of a person or a thing
Horn effect
The tendency for a rater to evaluate a person relative to other individuals rather than on-the-job requirements.
Contrast Effect
The tendency for a manger to make an initial favorable or unfavorable judgment about someone, and then ignore subsequent information that does not support this impression.
First Impression Error
The tendency to more favorably judge those people perceived as similar to the leader.
Similar-to-Me Effect
