Cathy applied for a job as a mechanical engineer. In addition to being evaluated based on her résumé and other written materials, Cathy participated in a live, face-to-face interview during which she was asked a set of standardized questions put to all the candidates for this job. This interview most likely

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A standardized interview with set questions for all candidates helps to eliminate biases and stereotyped judgments that may have been made if the interview process was less structured. The Hawthorne effect is an increase in performance that occurs as a result of being observed, and it is unlikely that it would have been a factor in this interview. Leadership skills may have been evaluated during the interview, but this is not the most likely outcome or purpose of a standardized interview process.

Cathy Applied for a Job as a Mechanical Engineer