Halo effects occur when:
A) several sources of information are used to generate a rational employee performance evaluation.
B) one employee's performance is evaluated by comparing it to that of other employees.
C) all areas of performance are rated high because the rater feels one aspect of the performance is high.
D) intuitive judgment and gut feeling are used to evaluate the performance of the employee.
E) when the performance evaluation of the employee is primarily based on the last two months preceding the evaluation.

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Halo effects occur when a rater rates an employee high in all areas of performance because of an outstanding performance in one area, rather than objectively evaluating each area separately. This results in a biased evaluation and is a common issue in performance evaluations.

Halo Effects Occur When