Q.
A supervisor, who was asked to rate his subordinates on the basis of his observations, found an employee who did not take a medical leave in that year. On the basis of this observation, the supervisor rated the employee as ‘medically fit’, ‘highly efficient’ and ‘meticulous’. This is an example of :
[A] lineancy error
[B] constant error
[C] tendency to give extreme rating
[D] halo effect
Answer & Explanation
Answer: halo effect