The ________ bias can explain why managers doing performance appraisals give more weight to recent employee behaviors than to behaviors of 6 or 9 months earlier.
A) self-serving
B) availability
C) distinction
D) confirmation
E) hindsight

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The availability bias refers to the tendency of individuals to give more weight to information that is readily available to them. In this case, managers may remember more easily the recent behaviors of employees, leading to a bias towards these behaviors in performance appraisals.

The ________ Bias Can Explain Why Managers Doing Performance Appraisals