Laura is a senior manager at Pine and Acorn Consultancy.One of her subordinates,Alex,comes late to work every other day and does just enough work to get by.However,last month he put in the most effort compared to the other employees on a major project and finished it before time and within the allocated budget.Based on this performance,Laura recommended a promotion for him at the annual appraisals.Which of the following potential errors in performance appraisals has Laura committed?
A) Forced-choice
B) Leniency
C) Central tendency
D) Self-serving bias
E) Recency

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Laura has committed the recency error, which occurs when the evaluator lets recent events unduly influence the performance appraisal, overlooking the employee's performance over the entire appraisal period. In this case, Alex's recent exceptional performance on a major project overshadowed his habitual tardiness and minimal effort throughout the rest of the year.

Laura Is a Senior Manager at Pine and Acorn Consultancy