If a supervisor lets another employee's performance influence the ratings that are given to someone else,then a ________ has occurred.
A) halo effect
B) contrast effect
C) recency of events error
D) central tendency error

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The contrast effect occurs when the evaluation of one person is biased because it is compared to another person instead of to an objective standard or set of criteria. In this scenario, the supervisor's ratings for one employee are influenced by the performance of another, which is a classic example of the contrast effect.

If a Supervisor Lets Another Employee's Performance Influence the Ratings