Brian, a psychology student, has had an overall negative impression of his psychology professor. As a consequence, during the end of term appraisal, he rates his professor low on all performance criteria. Which of the following rater errors has Brian committed?
A)Horns
B)Leniency
C)Central tendency
D)Contrast
E)Strictness

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The horns rater error occurs when the rater, Brian, assigns low ratings to all aspects of performance because of an overall negative impression of his professor.

Brian, a Psychology Student, Has Had an Overall Negative Impression