A Performance Rating Error in Which the Rater Is Reluctant

question 131

Multiple Choice

A performance rating error in which the rater is reluctant to give employees either extremely high or extremely low ratings is referred to as a(n)

• A)recency error.
• B)error of central tendency.
• C)leniency or strictness error.
• D)halo error.

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