Psychology 3610F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Central Tendency, Serous Fluid, Personnel Selection

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 3610F/G
• Professor: Richard Goffin

Document Summary

Intentional deflation of ratings: kick in the pants to ratee who is coasting , tight budget (assuming pay is tied to performance ratings, attitude adjustment, 4) decision to terminate has been made (also called constructive dismissal) Unintentional rater errors (they may not be entirely unintentional, however there is some unintentional component or outside of their control: leniency, central tendency, halo. Tendency to assign performance ratings that are higher than they should be. Opposite- strictness (less common) tendency to assign ratings that are lower than they should be. Assessed by: skewness of the distribution of ratings provided by a group of raters (negative skewness, comparing the mean performance ratings provided by a group of raters, to the midpoint of the rating scale. Questioned the value of most laboratory-based research on leniency. Ratees do not actually receive the performance ratings they have been given. Ratings are not actually used as a basis for important decision.