A supervisor who gives his employee the same rating on all items up for evaluation even through the employee varies on these dimensions is engaging in:

Correct answer: B. The halo effect

  • A. A leniency error
  • B. The halo effect
  • C. A central tendency error
  • D. A severity errorEnroll In Courses

Explanation

The halo effect occurs when one overall impression causes an evaluator to give similar ratings across different performance dimensions. Leniency and severity involve ratings that are consistently too high or too low, while central tendency means avoiding extreme ratings.

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