If a manager believes that a training program is valuable and hence provides higher ratings of job performance to those trainees who attended the training program,then the training outcomes will lack relevance due to _____.
A) criterion contamination
B) criterion deficiency
C) criterion irreducibility
D) criterion maturation

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Criterion contamination occurs when a manager's personal beliefs or biases affect their evaluation of an employee's job performance, leading to a lack of relevance in the training outcomes. In this case, the manager's belief in the value of the training program is contaminating their ratings of job performance, which can lead to inaccuracies in evaluating the effectiveness of the training program. Criterion deficiency, criterion irreducibility, and criterion maturation are not relevant to this scenario.

If a Manager Believes That a Training Program Is Valuable