Angor, a manager at Primely Co., is asked by his manager to rate his subordinates' performances. He needs to rate 30 employees on a scale that ranges from 1 to 10. He rates 25 employees with a score of 8. In doing so, Angor commits a rating error. In the context of types of rating errors, Angor's mistake is called
A) central tendency.
B) halo error.
C) horns error.
D) leniency.
E) statistical error.

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Angor's mistake is called leniency because he rated 25 employees with the high score of 8, potentially indicating that he is inflating scores to avoid giving negative feedback or being seen as a harsh evaluator.

Angor, a Manager at Primely Co