Cheryl is completing performance evaluations for her employees. She is set to evaluate Ray's performance. Ray has performed very high throughout the evaluation period. All of the employees she has evaluated today were very high performers. Under the contrast effect, Cheryl is likely to evaluate Ray's performance as ______.
A) poor
B) very high
C) average
D) very poor

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The contrast effect occurs when the evaluation of a person's performance is influenced by the comparison with others rather than an objective standard. Since Cheryl has evaluated several very high performers today, she might perceive Ray's equally high performance as more average due to the comparison with the other high performers.

Cheryl Is Completing Performance Evaluations for Her Employees