Mason, the director of engineering at Frost Inc. was very impressed that Blake, a production engineer, had not missed a single day of work in the past 12-month period. Mason rated Blake very high on all dimensions of his performance appraisal just based on this one aspect of Blake's performance. This error in the performance appraisal process is known as a__________.
A) halo effect
B) projection error
C) contrast error
D) leniency error
E) statutory effect

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The error in the performance appraisal process described in the scenario is the halo effect. This occurs when overall positive or negative impressions of an individual affect how the appraiser evaluates specific dimensions of their performance. In this case, Mason's positive impression of Blake's attendance record ("halo") influenced his high ratings for all aspects of his performance.

Mason, the Director of Engineering at Frost Inc