Sudhir is evaluating Carol's performance.Sudhir has a poor opinion of Carol because she irritates him by asking questions and questioning his judgment in department meetings.When the HR director reviews Carol's performance evaluation,he notes that Sudhir has consistently rated Carol low.The HR director agrees in areas of judgment and tact but knows that Carol is considered one of the department's most effective people in other areas.What the HR director notes in Sudhir's evaluation is the rater bias called the halo effect.

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The halo effect is a rater bias that occurs when a rater's overall impression of an employee influences their ratings of the employee's specific performance dimensions. In this case, Sudhir's poor opinion of Carol is influencing his ratings of her performance in specific areas, such as judgment and tact.

Sudhir Is Evaluating Carol's Performance