For supervisors ________ can help to explain why,when conducting performance appraisals,they tend to give more weight to more recent behaviors of an employee than behaviors of six or nine months ago.
A)premature judgment
B)bias
C)availability heuristic
D)representative heuristic
E)escalation of commitment

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The availability heuristic is a cognitive bias where individuals tend to give greater weight to information that is more readily available or easily recalled from memory. In the case of performance appraisals, supervisors may more easily recall an employee's recent behaviors compared to behaviors from several months ago, leading them to give more weight to the more recent behaviors during the appraisal.

For Supervisors ________ Can Help to Explain Why,when Conducting Performance