At Wilson Manufacturing, evaluators are required to justify in writing extremely high or extremely low performance ratings that are given to employees. Which of the following is the most likely outcome of this requirement?
A) leniency
B) central tendency error
C) halo error
D) recent behavior bias

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B) Central tendency error is an evaluation appraisal error that occurs when employees are incorrectly rated near the average or middle of a scale. This practice may be encouraged by some rating scale systems that require the evaluator to justify in writing extremely high or extremely low ratings.

At Wilson Manufacturing, Evaluators Are Required to Justify in Writing