Question

Jonathan, a supervisor, needs to assess his subordinate's performance. He uses a method that compares one employee with another. In doing so, he rates an exceptional employee as an average performer by mistake. Jonathan's manager tells him that he can avoid this type of error if he uses an assessment method that compares an employee with an objective standard rather than another employee. In the context of types of rating errors, Jonathan commits the _____ error.

Answer 1

Answer:

In the context of types of rating errors, Jonathan commits the contrast error.

Explanation:

Contrast error is a concept which involves the rating of an employee according to any other employee. This is an error in which a person is compared with the other and not to any certain standard. In this concept, an individual sets a standard on which the others' work is evaluated. This type of error majorly occurs during interviews and while evaluating the performances for appraisals.