The most ubiquitous method of performance appraisal is rating. Ratings, however, have
been shown to be prone to various types of systematic and random error. Studies relating to …

Users of rating data have long been concerned about the" halo effect"(high intercategory
correlations or low intercategory variance). Prominent sources of this ubiquitous effect are …

This fifth edition continues our tradition of treating tests as sources of information that aid in
decision making. We emphasize that tests exist to help people make decisions and that the …

The benefits of performance appraisal in the business world have caused an upsurge of
books and programs for use in management, but few of the methods described bother to …

This study tested for the generality and personality correlates of acquiescent responding.
Sixty-five undergraduate respondents answered the Jackson Personality Inventory (JPI) and …

Different types of perceptual distortion due to affective overtones are identified. A procedure,
which deals with problems of distortion more comprehensively than competing methods, is …

The question as to whether the format of a scale influences results has been examined
infrequently and with conflicting answers. Two Likert-type formats, one with all choice points …

Abstract Compared Smith-Kendall type behaviorally anchored scales for derived
performance dimensions (Format 1), scales for the same dimensions but without the …

Abstract 120 STUDENT NURSES EACH RATED 6 PEERS ON 10-POINT SCALES FOR 6
SETS OF TRAITS. THE VARIANCE OF A JUDGE'S RATINGS FOR EACH OBJECT WAS …

An experiment is reported in which students rated the effectiveness of their lecturers by
using three different types of response format. No differences were found between a scale in …