Dr. Hogan carefully selected the final examinations written by her best students to read first. They all received excellent grades. After these, she read the rest of the exams and graded most of them average or worse. This is an example of _________ perceptual error.
A) Halo
B) Leniency
C) Central tendency
D) Recency
E) Contrast effects

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This is an example of contrast effects, where the evaluation of one set of exams (the rest) is influenced by the prior evaluation of another set (the best students' exams).

Dr Hogan Carefully Selected the Final Examinations Written by Her