Learning Psychology

(23) The Halo Effect


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In the 1920s Edward Thorndike discovered that when people were asked to rate another person, their ratings were strongly influenced by single personality traits (e.g. appearance).
He called this phenomenon the "halo effect"...
Keywords:
Halo Effect - Psychology - Thorndike - Dion - Attractiveness - Social Psychology
Author: Eskil Burck (Degreed Psychologist)
http://www.learningpsychology.net/
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