For the first 11 months of the fiscal year, Pablo exceeded his manager's expectations by meeting or exceeding all of his goals. In the last month of the fiscal year, however, Pablo failed to meet several of his goals. During the performance appraisal meeting, Pablo's manager focuses primarily on the last month of Pablo's performance. In terms of the manager's ratings, what does this situation most likely reflect?

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This situation most likely reflects the recency error, where the manager is giving more weight to the most recent performance of the employee rather than the overall performance throughout the year.

For the First 11 Months of the Fiscal Year, Pablo