When Cynthia Lumps Everyone Together Around the Average or Middle

question 74

Multiple Choice

When Cynthia lumps everyone together around the average or middle category, this gives the impression that there are no very good or very poor performers on the dimensions being rated. Which of these errors has occurred?

• A) Personal bias error
• B) Recency error
• C) Halo error
• D) Leniency error
• E) Central tendency error

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