In Order to Avoid Discussing His Poor Performance, Edgar's Supervisor

Multiple Choice

In order to avoid discussing his poor performance, Edgar's supervisor scored him as a "meets" instead of a "needs improvement" on the performance standard related to the quality of his work. This type of type of rating error is known as:

A) central tendency.
B) leniency.
C) strictness.
D) similar to me.
E) primacy.