Abstract
This research investigated the effects of (a) giving the rating purpose and (b) making differences in types of the purpose on rater's memory and performance ratings. The participants (N=99) were randomly assigned to purpose groups (a) salary increase decision, (b) remedial training decision, or (c) no purpose group. Then they were instructed to rate a target. After reading information about ratee's work behaviors, they were asked to recall the information, rate the performance and answer the affection for the ratee. Analyses revealed that the groups who had specific rating purpose recalled more information significantly than the groups with no purpose. The effect of purpose on performance rating was not found. However, the groups given purpose tended to evaluate the ratee with less influence of the affection than no purpose group. The differences in types of purpose had no effect on recall and rating
