Question

The halo effect refers to:

A.
the tendency in people to attribute their successes to themselves, but their failures to external

factors

B.
unfair acts towards groups or members of groups

C.
when people form a general perception about others based on a single positive attribute

D.
a perception that people who belong to the same group have the same characteristics

E.
unfair, unfavourable and intolerant perceptions

Answers

Answered by GPT-4o mini
The halo effect refers to:

**C. when people form a general perception about others based on a single positive attribute.**

This cognitive bias occurs when one positive characteristic (such as attractiveness or intelligence) leads to the assumption of other positive traits.

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