Unable to decide what to do with the leftover funds from last fiscal year, Michael Scott decides to give everyone an equal bonus of $450. Employees who did not perform particularly well are very excited, while the harder working employees feel upset at not being recognized for their work. This example of [BLANK] demotivated the hard workers in the office, convincing them they would not be recognized for going the extra mile.

a. validity measure

b. recency error

c. leniency error

d. rating scale measure