When asked by her instructor to rate her fellow group members according to their performance in a class project, Kirsten gave them all a grade of 75 even though it was obvious that some had worked harder on the product than others. Kirsten was guilty of which of the following rating errors?
A) horn and halo
B) recency
C) central tendency
D) primacy
E) leniency

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Kirsten's rating error is central tendency, as she rated all group members equally despite differences in their performance. The other rating errors do not apply in this situation - horn and halo refer to overall perceptions of a person, recency and primacy refer to the order in which information is presented, and leniency refers to a tendency to rate everyone higher.

When Asked by Her Instructor to Rate Her Fellow Group