Suppose That Jamie, Your Supervisor, Makes a Fundamental Attribution Error

Multiple Choice

Suppose that Jamie, your supervisor, makes a fundamental attribution error when evaluating your job performance. Which of the following is most likely to occur?

A) Jamie would tend to give you a higher appraisal rating because she thinks your performance is due to ability and motivation rather than external conditions (such as helpful colleagues) .
B) Performance evaluation decisions are unaffected by attribution errors.
C) Jamie will likely rate you based on her initial impression of your potential ability.
D) Jamie would tend to give you a lower appraisal rating because she thinks your good performance is due mainly to her effective leadership over you.
E) Jamie will tend to rate you high or low on all performance dimensions based mainly on her overall impression of you.