Fumiko, an HR manager, is teaching a seminar on the appraisal process.

QUESTION

Fumiko, an HR manager, is teaching a seminar on the appraisal process. As students call out keywords that reflect objective appraisals, she writes them on a whiteboard. She’ll ask a student to erase any words that don’t belong in the list.

She can already see one word that won’t make the cut. Which of the following words is it?
A) quantitative
B) results
C) fair
D) specifics
E) traits

ANSWER

Answer: E
Explanation: E) Trait appraisals are ratings of subjective attributes such as attitude and initiative. These are not considered objective because ratings can often be colored by manager biases.