A manager is completing performance evaluations of his employees.Unwittingly, he allows his perceptions of their attendance to colour his ratings of many specific characteristics, including their quality and quantity of work.Thus, those with poor attendance invariably get poor ratings.What's happened?
A)Knowledge-of-predictor bias
B)Harshness
C)Halo effect
D)Contrast effects
E)Similar-to-me effect

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This is an example of the halo effect, where the manager's overall impression of an employee (in this case, their attendance) influences his ratings of specific other characteristics, such as quality and quantity of work, regardless of the actual performance in those areas.

A Manager Is Completing Performance Evaluations of His Employees