Megan consistently tends to give all of her professors extremely positive teaching evaluations. Which rating error would best describe Megan's responses?
A) halo effect
B) leniency bias
C) central tendency bias
D) acquiescent response set

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Leniency bias is the tendency for individuals to consistently give high ratings or evaluate positively, regardless of the actual quality of the performance being evaluated. This could be what is happening with Megan consistently giving positive evaluations to all of her professors.

Megan Consistently Tends to Give All of Her Professors Extremely