Suppose the performance evaluations that delivery drivers receive are partially influenced by the fact that some drivers operate in areas where there are major traffic problems while others operate in areas with few traffic problems.Which of the following would these performance evaluations suffer from?
A)criterion contamination
B)lack of relevance
C)lack of reliability
D)rater bias

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Criterion contamination occurs when the performance evaluation is influenced by factors that are not relevant to the actual job performance. In this case, the location and traffic conditions are not directly related to the delivery driver's performance but are influencing the evaluation. Therefore, the performance evaluations would suffer from criterion contamination.

Suppose the Performance Evaluations That Delivery Drivers Receive Are Partially