The director of engineering at a local company was very impressed that Jerry,a production engineer,had not missed a single day of work in the past 12-month period.Based on this one item,the director of engineering rated Jerry very high on all dimensions of his performance appraisal.This error in the performance appraisal process is known as a__________.
A)halo effect
B)projection error
C)contrast error
D)leniency error
E)statutory effect

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The halo effect occurs when a positive trait or behavior of an employee influences the evaluator's perception of the employee's overall performance. In this case, the fact that Jerry did not miss a single day of work in the past 12-month period led to the director of engineering rating him very high on all dimensions of his performance appraisal, without considering other aspects of his work. Therefore, the best choice is A) halo effect.

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