Ashley, a fashion photographer in a magazine, is not the most hardworking, talented, or efficient member in her team. however, during performance appraisals, the team leader gives her the best ratings because he is extremely fond of her. in the context of performance appraisals, which of the following does this scenario best illustrate?

The Halo Effect.

Explanation:

The Halo effect is a type of cognitive bias in which a person who is physically attractive, smart or posses any other noticeable quality leads to an overall positive and almost perfect view from others.

It's commonly seen on famous people who is almost always physically attractive, and therefore, people tend to believe that they are also funny, smart or kind, even when this can or cannot be true.

The Halo effect could be defined as the act of the perception of one quality, that leads to a biased perception of every other quality in a person.