Which of the following most accurately describes the contrast effect?
A) Employees who are good at one aspect of their job tend to be viewed as poor at other aspects of their job.
B) Employees who perform one aspect of their job well tend to be rated highly for other aspects.
C) An average worker is rated as substandard because he or she is compared to an above average employee.
D) An average worker is rated as above average because he or she is compared to another above average employee.
Answer: C
Rationale: The contrast effect, occurs when a rater evaluates one employee who is very strong in a number of dimensions such that, by comparison, the next employee is likely to appear weak, even if he is an average worker by other measures.
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