Narrative essay, behaviourally anchored rating scales and behaviour checklists are all subtypes of:
A) traits-oriented rating.
B) rating of employee behaviours.
C) results-oriented rating.
D) critical incidents method.

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Rating of employee behaviours, though relevant for assessing performance, is more susceptible to errors due to the subjectivity of the raters' perceptions. Hence this method has been modified in several ways to suit the requirements of specific situations. The common subtypes of this method are: Narrative essay, behaviour checklists, graphic rating scales, behaviourally anchored rating scales (BARS), critical incidents method, ranking of employees, paired comparisons and forced distribution.

Narrative Essay, Behaviourally Anchored Rating Scales and Behaviour Checklists Are