Stewart has been a good and hard-working employee throughout the year. But two days before his performance review, his boss finds him taking a nap during work hours. As a result, he gets a poor job performance rating. Which of the following perceptual errors has Stewart's boss committed?
A)Contrast effect
B)Recency effect
C)Central tendency
D)Leniency
E)Halo fallacy

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Recency effect is defined as the tendency to remember recent information. If the recent information is negative, the person or object is evaluated negatively. In this scenario, Stewart's boss gave a poor performance rating to him just because he saw Stewart taking a nap two days before the performance review. This was because of the recency effect.

Stewart Has Been a Good and Hard-Working Employee Throughout the Year