A rater bias that occurs when the evaluator allows some piece of information about the employee to disproportionately influence the outcome is called
A)the halo effect
B)the error of central tendency
C)the leniency bias
D)fundamental attribution error
E)the disproportionate influence bias

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The halo effect occurs when an evaluator allows a single positive piece of information about an employee to influence their overall evaluation, creating a bias towards the employee. This is different from the error of central tendency, which is a tendency to rate all employees as average or close to average, the leniency bias, which is a tendency to rate all employees positively, and the fundamental attribution error, which is a tendency to overemphasize internal characteristics rather than situational factors when making evaluations. The option E is not a known term used in rater bias.

A Rater Bias That Occurs When the Evaluator Allows Some