The _____ occurs when a rater gives greater weight to information received first when appraising an individual's performance.
A) leniency error
B) recency effect
C) primacy effect
D) central tendency error

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The primacy effect is the tendency for a rater to give greater weight to information received first when appraising an individual's performance. This can lead to biases in the rating process and inaccurate evaluations. The other options are different types of rating errors that are not specific to the order of information received.

The _____ Occurs When a Rater Gives Greater Weight to Information