The fact that decisions made by groups are more extreme than ...

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The fact that decisions made by groups are more extreme than decisions made by individuals is LEAST LIKELY associated with ________.
 
  A) the diffusion of responsibility occurs
  B) knowing that other group members support the same decision can cause group members to become more confident in their position
  C) as a group discusses alternatives, members of the group come up with persuasive arguments to support their favored alternative and the group's confidence in the chosen alternative increases
  D) the diversity found in groups that cannot exist within single individuals

Question 2

What are the advantages and disadvantages of having peers and team members appraise an employee's performance?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

Answer: A major strength of using peers to appraise performance is that they work closely with the evaluated employee and probably have an undistorted perspective on typical performance, especially in team assignments. The rationale for evaluations conducted by team members includes the following: 1.Team members know each other's performance better than anyone and can, therefore, evaluate performance more accurately. 2. Peer pressure is a powerful motivator for team members. 3. Members who recognize that peers within the team will be evaluating their work show increased commitment and productivity.

Problems with peer evaluations include the reluctance of some people who work closely together, especially on teams, to criticize each other. On the other hand, if an employee has been at odds with another worker he or she might really unload on the enemy, resulting in an unfair evaluation. Another problem concerns peers who interact infrequently and lack the information needed to make an accurate assessment.