Curtis Supervises a Large Number of Clerical Employees

question 59

Multiple Choice

Curtis supervises a large number of clerical employees. Several of his subordinates have had babies this year. Curtis has considered this when conducting the performance appraisals of these subordinates because he knows that new mothers are frequently sleep-deprived and that this can negatively affect their accuracy and performance levels. Curtis raises these employees' evaluations higher than what objectively they should have been. Which kind of error has Curtis committed?

• A)varying standards
• B)leniency
• C)contrast
• D)similar to me

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