Josh evaluates Kandi's performance and gives her an "outstanding" based on his knowledge that she came to work everyday earlier than anyone else and therefore she is extremely hardworking. Josh is making which of these errors in perceptual judgment?
A) Perceptual defense
B) Projection
C) Stereotyping
D) The halo effect
E) Figure-ground

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Josh is making the halo effect error in perceptual judgment by allowing Kandi's exceptional punctuality to influence his overall perception of her job performance, thereby giving her an "outstanding" evaluation.

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