Use of absolute and comparative performance feedback in absolute and comparative judgments and decisions

Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 60-74

  Moore, Don A ^a   Klein, William M P ^b  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Absolute evaluation; Absolute feedback; Behavioral measures; Better than average effect; Comparative judgment; Objective standards; Relative evaluation; Relative feedback; Social comparison

Indexed keywords

EID: 50049133266     PISSN: 07495978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.obhdp.2008.02.005     Document Type: Article

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