Effects of purpose of the appraisal and expectation of validation on self-appraisal leniency.
通过实验研究，发现评估目的（评分vs研究）和验证期望（高vs低）显著影响自我评估的宽松程度，对管理实践和未来研究有启示。
This study examined the effects of purpose of the appraisal and the expectation of validation on self-appraisal leniency. It was hypothesized that self-appraisals conducted under a grading purpose are more lenient than those conducted under a research purpose; self-appraisals obtained under conditions with high expectation of validation are less lenient than those obtained under conditions with low expectation of validation. Using 62 subjects enrolled in two sections of an organizational behavior course, a 2 × 2 factorial experiment was conducted to assess the effect of the purpose of the appraisal and expectation of validation on the amount of leniency in students' self-reports of classroom participation. Both hypotheses were strongly supported in this study. The results were discussed in terms of their relevance and implications for future self-appraisal research.