When employees are incorrectly rated near the middle of the scale,this error is referred to as ________.
A) leniency
B) central tendency error
C) halo error
D) recent behavior bias

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B)Central tendency error is an evaluation appraisal error that occurs when employees are incorrectly rated near the average or middle of a scale.This practice may be encouraged by some rating scale systems that require the evaluator to justify in writing extremely high or extremely low ratings.

When Employees Are Incorrectly Rated near the Middle of the Scale,this