Corey, a supervisor, needs to rate the performance of 20 subordinates. He uses a rating scale to rate them on a scale of 1 to 10. He rates 18 employees at 5, which leads to central tendency. In the context of types of rating errors, Corey commits a ________ error.
A) distributional
B) contrast
C) horns
D) statistical
E) halo

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Corey commits a distributional error by rating most employees towards the middle of the scale, which is an example of a central tendency error, a type of distributional error.

Corey, a Supervisor, Needs to Rate the Performance of 20