Elly filled out a peer evaluation rating form for her teammates in her OB class, with options ranging from $1($poor performers$)$ to $6($great performers$).$ She rated everyone as a $"3"$ on the $6-$point scale, indicating they were all average performers, regardless of how they actually performed. This is an example of a $$ perceptual error.

contrast effect

central tendency

leniency

hato effect

recency effect