A manager doing performance appraisals gives more weight to recent employee behaviors than to behaviors of 6 or 9 months earlier. This shows that the manager's perception is affected by a(n) ________ bias.
A) self-serving bias
B) availability
C) impact
D) distinction
E) hindsight

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The bias being exhibited is the availability bias, where the manager is giving more weight to recent events because they are fresher in their memory and more easily accessible.

A Manager Doing Performance Appraisals Gives More Weight to Recent