At Wilson Manufacturing,evaluators are required to justify in writing extremely high or extremely low performance ratings that are given to employees.Which of the following is the most likely outcome of this requirement?
A) leniency or strictness
B) central tendency error
C) halo error
D) recent behavior bias

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B)When supervisors rate all employees as average or close to average,they commit errors of central tendency.Central tendency errors are most often committed when raters are forced to justify only extreme behavior (i.e.,high or low ratings)with written explanations; therefore,HR professionals should require justification for ratings at every level of the scale and not just at the extremes.With such a system,the rater may avoid possible controversy or criticism by giving only average ratings.

At Wilson Manufacturing,evaluators Are Required to Justify in Writing Extremely