Variables affecting leniency, halo and validity of self-appraisal. From: Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology | Date: March 1, 1994| Author: Caspy, Tamir; Fox, Shaul; Reisler, Avner | COPYRIGHT 1994 British Psychological Society. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Leniency and halo are commonly considered inadequacies in appraisal systems. Self-appraisal is one method which especially seems prone to leniency bias associated with self-enhancement processes. The present study investigated three potential conditions for attenuating self-enhancement motives in order to reduce bias and enhance the resulting validity of self-appraisal: cautionary instructions regarding the cross-checking of self-evaluations, rating dimensions of low relevancy to the...

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