Halo Effect
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CORE DEFINITION
Also known as the halo effect. It refers to the tendency to generalize an impression of a particular trait of another person to an overall evaluation, forming a holistic judgment of good or bad based on a partial view.
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The halo effect (sometimes called the halo error), a term coined by Edward Thorndike, is the tendency for positive impressions of a person, company, country, brand, or product in one area to positively influence one's opinion or feelings of a person, company, country, brand, or product in another ar…
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Halo effect: The evaluation of a prominent trait of a person or thing generalizes to the overall impression, such as 'good-looking equals capable', which is a partial generalization.
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