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  • Decision Science
  • Social Psychology
  • Organizational Behavior

Background:

  • Individuals often evaluate others using past performance data.
  • A common dilemma involves choosing between consistently high performance and performance that improves over time to a high level.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how evaluators' preferences differ based on two distinct intertemporal performance profiles: consistent high performance versus improving performance.
  • To explore the influence of decision context on the preference for these performance profiles.

Main Methods:

  • Three studies were conducted using participants who evaluated hypothetical candidates (students, employees).
  • Candidates presented two performance profiles: consistently high or improving to a high level.
  • Evaluations focused on perceived performance, future expectations, and deservingness.

Main Results:

  • Consistently high performers were rated higher on current performance but lower on future expectations compared to improving performers.
  • In achievement-based decisions (e.g., scholarships), consistent performance was deemed more deserving.
  • In potential-based decisions (e.g., promotions), improving performance was preferred.
  • These preferences were mediated by the weight given to current performance versus future expectations.

Conclusions:

  • The choice between consistent and improving performance depends on the decision context.
  • Achievement-oriented decisions favor consistent performance, while potential-oriented decisions favor improving performance.
  • Evaluators' weighting of performance and future expectations drives these context-dependent preferences.