If you inflate the evaluation of people with whom you have something in common,you are committing a:
A) leniency error.
B) similar-to-me error
C) recency error.
D) central tendency error.

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Inflating the evaluation of people who share something in common with us is an example of the similar-to-me error. This error occurs when we rate others more positively because they are similar to us, rather than objectively evaluating their abilities or performance. The other options (leniency error, recency error, central tendency error) do not specifically relate to evaluating people who share something in common.

If You Inflate the Evaluation of People with Whom You