On the first week of his new sales job, Bryan closed a huge sale.Although his work since has been average, he still receives excellent performance appraisal reviews.It is likely his manager is making a _________ error.
A)similarity
B)proximity
C)halo
D)distributional
E)ranking

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This is a classic example of the halo effect, where the perception of one positive trait (closing a huge sale) influences the evaluation of other unrelated traits (average work performance).

On the First Week of His New Sales Job, Bryan