The tendency to draw a negative general impression about an individual based on a single characteristic refers to which of the following ?
Horns effect
The horns effect — option 3. The word negative in the question is what decides it.
The pair. The halo and horns effects are the same error working in opposite directions: one trait is allowed to colour the whole judgement of a person.
| Error | Direction | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Halo effect | Positive — one good trait makes everything look good | An articulate candidate is assumed to be technically able and hard-working as well |
| Horns effect | Negative — one bad trait makes everything look bad | An employee who is once late is thereafter judged careless and uncommitted in every respect |
The other two errors named.
| Error | What it is |
|---|---|
| Selective perception | Seeing only what one expects or wants to see, and filtering out the rest — drawn from one’s own interests, background and experience |
| Stereotyping | Judging a person by the group he belongs to rather than by his own qualities — by age, sex, region, community or institution |
Where these errors do damage. Every one of them distorts the two judgements that matter most in human resource management — the selection interview and the performance appraisal. A single strong or weak answer early in an interview can colour the whole assessment; one visible incident can dominate an entire year’s appraisal.
How organisations guard against them. Structured interviews with the same questions for every candidate; behaviourally anchored rating scales, which describe concrete observable behaviour for each rating point rather than asking for a general impression; rating each dimension separately, and rating all candidates on one dimension before moving to the next; multiple independent raters and 360-degree feedback; and training raters to recognise these very errors.
Two related appraisal errors worth knowing alongside these: the recency effect, where the last few weeks dominate a year’s rating, and central tendency, where a rater marks everyone in the middle to avoid difficulty.
Hence, the answer is Horns effect.
Similar Questions
‘Contact Hypothesis’ is based on the belief that :
The process by which sensory information is actively organised and interpreted by brain, is called :
A relatively stable set of characteristics that influence an individual's behaviour is known as :
The operant conditioning or learning approach to behaviour is based on __________.
The principles by which the process of perceptual organization works was first identified by Max Wertheimer in the year __________.
Assertion (A): Attribution theory is based on relationship between personal perception and interpersonal behaviour.
Reasoning (R): Since most 'whys' are not directly observable, people must depend upon cognitions, particularly perception.
Codes:
Consider the following statements:
(a) The sensation-thinking personalities are very emotional and focussed towards past.
(b) The intuition-thinking personalities are very futuristic, imaginative and creative.
(c) The sensation-feeling personalities are very unkeen observers, non-methodical and problem-creators.
(d) The intuition-feeling personalities are very people-oriented, possessing personal charm and enthusiasm.
In light of Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Personality Test, which of the above statements are true?
An aspect of personality which is responsible for dealing with reality; functions in the conscious, preconscious and unconscious mind; and where the reality principle weighs the costs and benefits of an action before deciding to act upon or abandon an impulse is called:
Match the following:
List - I List - II a. Evaluative statements or judgements concerning objects, people or events i. Attitudes b. The opinion or belief segment of an attitude ii. Cognitive Component c. The emotional or feeling segment of an attitude iii. Affective Component d. An intention to behave in a certain way towards someone or something iv. Behavioural component As per Rokeach value survey, which of the following is not an instrumental value?
Note: This question was dropped by UGC and marks were awarded to all candidates; the answer below is the best-reasoned one.
Important Questions from Personality: Perception; Attitudes; Emotions
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the correct answer using the code given below.
Assertion (A): Archie Carroll's model speaks of an organisation's four most basic forms of responsibility in order of priority.
Reason (R): Economic, legal, ethical, philanthropic responsibilities and their compliance increases brand value and furthers the profit.
Match List I with List II
LIST I
(VRIO Framework criteria)
LIST II
(Domain (HR) Applications)
A.
Value
I.
Edge in terms of skills, knowledge and abilities
B.
Rareness
II.
Teamwork
C.
Imitability
III
Empowerment programs
D.
Organisation
IV.
Unique history or culture
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Match List - I with List - II.
List - I
Employers Attitude
List - II
Appropriate Meaning
(A)
My Boat Attitude
(I)
Get off, if you do not like it.
(B)
Shared Boat Attitude
(II)
It is our own common enterprise, Let us combine our efforts to better it.
(C)
Our Boat Attitude
(III)
We Sail together. Do not rock the boat.
(D)
Your Boat Attitude
(IV)
With a sense of ownership and pride, the purpose is to let employees whole heartedly contribute to the cause of the enterprise.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
- Attitude which is conscious and easy to report is called _________.
- Frend believed that at times Ego is unable to control impulses of ID so uses various defense mechanism such as :
(A) Fixation
(B) Repression
(C) Rationalization
(D) Displacement
(E) Projection
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
