Definitions for halo effect
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ha′lo effect`(n.)
a potential inaccuracy in estimation or judgment, esp. of a person, due to a tendency to overgeneralize from a single salient feature or action, usu. in a favorable direction.
Category: Psychology, Cognition
Origin of halo effect:
1925–30
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