John notes that the next section is specific to the organizational philosophy and has a four-point ordinal scale that describes performance from always meets expectations to does not meet expectations. This type of evaluation is most commonly known as:
a. A behaviorally-anchored rating scale.
b. Management by objectives/learning goals.
c. The forced distribution scale.
d. A traditional rating scale.
ANS: D
Rating scales are commonly used in evaluation and reflect generalizations rather than specific behaviors.