Exam 3: Perception, Attribution, and Diversity

A review of male and female performance reviews found that women are more likely to

Which of the following statements is indicative of an implicit personality theory on the part of the speaker?

The contrast effect means that the perceiver

Employment interviews that focus on selection are more valid than those that focus on recruitment.

Professor Schaan has just returned an exam to her organizational behaviour class.Unfortunately,the class average was much lower than usual,and nearly half the students failed.The students complained that the test was much too difficult and was full of tricky and misleading questions.However,Professor Schaan insists that the test was fair and believes that the students simply did not study hard enough.Use your knowledge of attribution errors and perceptual biases to analyze this scenario.

What factors contribute to perceived organizational support and what can organizations do to develop strong perceptions of organizational support?

Daniel rates all his employees as superstars.Either they are very good or Daniel has committed ________.

According to signalling theory,job applicants interpret performance appraisals as signals of how they will be treated in the organization.

After a review of its hiring and promotion decisions,the You Don't Pay Unless We Win law firm determined that women in the firm suffer from a stereotype that is detrimental to their hiring,development,promotion,and salaries.What is the nature of this stereotype and what can the firm do to reduce or remove the detrimental effects of it?

A training method to improve rating accuracy in performance appraisals is known as

Interviewers have a tendency to give less importance to ________ information about the applicant.

The employment interview tends to be more structured when the interviewer focuses on ________.

People who threaten to stereotype others are issuing a stereotype threat.

________ training is a method of training to improve rating accuracy for evaluating performance.

One implication of the halo effect is that we fail to appreciate that a target person could have both strengths and weaknesses.

Nicole believes that her presentation was very good even though she overheard some of her friends say that it was the worst in the class.What is this an example of?

Which of the following statements may indicate projection by the speaker?

I say you are angry when,truly,I am angry.This is an example of projection.

If you are treated poorly during the recruitment process,you will probably not let it affect your perceptions towards the organization.

If your task is to conduct a structured interview,then you should not focus on ________.