Suppose you have very poor keyboard skills, and as a result of this weakness in one area, your supervisor has developed the impression that you are weak in all areas. Your supervisor would be making a perceptual error referred to as
A) dogmatism.
B) emotional stability.
C) stereotyping.
D) authoritarianism.
E) halo or horn effect.

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The halo or horn effect refers to the cognitive bias where an observer's overall impression of a person influences their feelings and thoughts about that person's character or properties. In this scenario, the supervisor's perception of poor keyboard skills negatively impacts their overall impression of the employee's abilities, demonstrating the horn effect, a specific type of the halo effect.

Suppose You Have Very Poor Keyboard Skills, and as a Result