Does anyone have a dictionary of psychology handy? I need a definition...

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Reply 1

randomgirl

Aw your only response is that stupid damn bot.

Halo Effect

The tendency to assign generally positive or generally negative traits to a person after observing one specific positive or negative trait, respectively.

from: http://allpsych.com/dictionary/h.html

and also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halo_effect

Probably no help lol but I tried. :smile:

Reply 2

jamiedavies

www.learnpsychology.net

Reply 3

yellow96

The Halo Effect is a feature of interpersonal attraction, which dictates that fault and guilt is less likely to be attributed to physically attractive people. An example was the result that attractive females were less likely to be considered guilty of violent crimes such as murder. Conversely; they were more likely to be convicted of decietful crimes like fraud.

Reply 4

Blondie2k7

The Halo effect is: "the tendency for one single characteristic, such as physical attractiveness, to unduly influence our perception of a person's other traits"

A2 Psychology: The Complete Companion By: Mike Cardwell and Cara Flanagan