Question

Which of the following is an example of assuming similarities? a. “I know you’ll agree with this...” b. “Let’s all decide on a topic together.” c. “Which movie do you want to see?” d. “I can’t stand broccoli!”

Answer 1

The answer is choice A

Answer 2

The correct answer is a. "I know you'll agree with this..."

The assumed similarity is a distortion of the perceptions that may occur during the evaluation interviews. This happens when the evaluator, attracted to the candidate, incorrectly assumes that the candidate has similar characteristics to him or herself.