______ error occurs when the evaluator forms a generally positive impression of an individual and then artificially extends that general impression to many of that individual's categories of performance.
A) Recency
B) Severity or strictness
C) Halo
D) Central tendency

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The Halo effect refers to the evaluator's tendency to form a general positive (or negative) impression of an individual based on one characteristic or trait, and then apply that impression to multiple categories of performance. For example, if an individual is deemed to have a pleasing personality, the evaluator may rate them higher on all other dimensions based on that positive impression.

______ Error Occurs When the Evaluator Forms a Generally Positive