Understanding Cognitive Biases in Performance Reviews

What is the psychological phenomenon that can influence performance reviews by giving more weight to recent events?

• Anchoring bias

• Recency bias

• Confirmation bias

• Primacy bias

How can you make recency bias work in your favor during performance evaluations?

• Highlight recent high-impact achievements

• Avoid discussing recent work

• Rely on past accomplishments only

• Focus on long-term projects

What is a simple strategy to remind your manager of your accomplishments before a performance review?

• Wait for the manager to ask

• Email a curated list of top achievements

• Discuss accomplishments verbally

• Send a detailed weekly report

What is a recommended action to take if you have a major accomplishment from earlier in the year?

• Focus on future projects

• Expand and refresh its impact

• Ignore it during reviews

• Only mention recent work

What is a potential benefit of sending praise notes to colleagues' managers?

• It has no impact on your performance review

• It might lead to negative feedback

• It could enhance your own reputation

• It is generally discouraged

Which bias suggests that information presented first is given more importance?

• Recency bias

• Anchoring bias

• Primacy bias

• Confirmation bias

When communicating both good and bad news, which should you lead with according to primacy bias?

• Neutral news

• Personal opinions

• Good news

• Bad news

What is anchoring bias in the context of performance reviews?

• Using first impressions as a reference point

• Overemphasizing recent events

• Ignoring past achievements

• Focusing on negative feedback

According to research, how do men and women differ in self-evaluation during performance reviews?

• Both rate themselves equally

• Men rate themselves higher

• Women rate themselves higher

• Men rate themselves lower

What should you focus on in your self-evaluation to counteract anchoring bias?

• Minimize your achievements

• Highlight your potential and accomplishments

• Avoid mentioning personal contributions

• Focus on team achievements