Derek is a project manager who is appraising his employees for the past quarter.Based on Monique's exceptional performance on an observed task,Derek generalizes Monique as a high performer in all instances,disregarding her actual performance.Which of the following biases does Derek have?

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Derek is exhibiting the halo effect bias, which is when a positive impression of someone in one area leads to an overall positive evaluation of that person, regardless of their actual performance in other areas. In this case, Derek is generalizing Monique's exceptional performance on one task to assuming that she is a high performer in all instances.

Derek Is a Project Manager Who Is Appraising His Employees