When an interviewer examines a mediocre applicant and then rates the following average applicants too high,which error has occurred?
A) the Golem effect
B) similarity error
C) contrast error
D) Pollyanna effect

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The contrast error occurs when an interviewer compares applicants to one another instead of rating them against predetermined criteria, resulting in rating some applicants too high and others too low. In this scenario, the interviewer's comparison of the mediocre applicant to subsequent average applicants may have resulted in an inflated impression of the latter group, leading to a contrast error.

When an Interviewer Examines a Mediocre Applicant and Then Rates