If a student evaluating his or her professor at the end of term rates the professor low on all performance criteria due to dissatisfaction with the professor's grading scale,the student has likely committed which rater error?
A) Similar-to-me error
B) Halo error
C) Central tendency
D) Horns error
E) Contrast error

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The Horns error is also known as the devil effect, where a rater rates a person low on all criteria because of dissatisfaction with one specific aspect. In this case, the student rates the professor low on all criteria due to dissatisfaction with the grading scale, which is a specific aspect of the professor's performance.

If a Student Evaluating His or Her Professor at the End