Gary is the supervisor of Mindy. He is very impressed with Mindy's ability to work in a team so he has rated her as "outstanding" for this trait. Although she has missed more deadlines than her peers over the past financial quarter, Gary rated her as "above average" for the trait of "personal effectiveness." Gary's actions indicate which of the following performance appraisal problem?
A) Bias
B) Halo effect
C) Trait effect
D) Appraisal bias
E) Trait bias

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This is an example of the halo effect, where the rater's overall positive impression of Mindy influences the ratings on individual traits, regardless of their actual performance.

Gary Is the Supervisor of Mindy