The tendency for managers to evaluate employees as "average" as opposed to "effective" or "ineffective" describes which of the following rating errors?
A) recency effect
B) leniency bias
C) central tendency bias
D) strictness bias
E) halo effect

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The central tendency bias is the tendency for managers to rate employees as average or in the middle of the scale, rather than rating them as either highly effective or highly ineffective. This may occur when managers want to avoid negative feedback or confrontation, or when they are unclear about what distinguishes an effective employee from an ineffective one. The other answer choices refer to different types of rating errors.

The Tendency for Managers to Evaluate Employees as "Average" as Opposed