{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"HR Letter Formats","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.yourhrworld.com\/formats","title":"Behavioral Observation Scales - HR Letter Formats","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"74hwIC3vnc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourhrworld.com\/formats\/compensation-and-benefits\/behavioral-observation-scales\/\">Behavioral Observation Scales<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yourhrworld.com\/formats\/compensation-and-benefits\/behavioral-observation-scales\/embed\/#?secret=74hwIC3vnc\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Behavioral Observation Scales&#8221; &#8212; HR Letter Formats\" data-secret=\"74hwIC3vnc\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.yourhrworld.com\/formats\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"Behavioral Observation Scales 1. Definition of Behavioral Observation Scales (BOS) \u2022 Behavioral Observation Scales is frequency rating of critical incidents that worker has performed. \u2022 The BOS was developed by Latham &amp; Wexley (1977) who believed that both graphic rating scales and BARS require supervisors to make vague judgments. \u2022 The BOS is a list of critical incidents behaviors which the supervisor has to rate in terms of frequency. 2. Rating scales We use 5 scales as follows to identify frequency of behavior. \u2022 Never \u2022 Seldom \u2022 Sometimes \u2022 Generally \u2022 Always 3. Identification of critical incidents Items indicate"}