Russ Has Been on Time for Work All Year, Consistently

Multiple Choice

Russ has been on time for work all year, consistently going above and beyond his duties. However, in the month before his performance appraisal, he had the flu and his whole family became sick, causing him to frequently be absent and exhibit lower-than-normal performance. As a result, his annual performance appraisal was somewhat negative. It is likely that Russ's boss committed which of the following perceptual errors?

A) impression management
B) self-fulfilling prophecy
C) recency effect
D) primacy effect