Gary is the supervisor of Mindy.He is very impressed with Mindy's ability to work in a team, so he has rated her as "outstanding"for this trait.Although she has had more missed delivery deadlines than her peers over the past financial quarter, Gary rated her as "above average"for the trait of "personal effectiveness."Gary's actions indicate which of the following performance appraisal problem?
A)bias
B)halo effect
C)trait effect
D)appraisal bias
E)trait bias

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

This is an example of the halo effect, where one positive trait of an employee influences the appraiser's ratings of all other traits. In this case, Gary's high rating of Mindy's team working ability has influenced his rating of her personal effectiveness positively, despite her missing delivery deadlines.

Gary Is the Supervisor of Mindy