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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 area. It is "the name given to the phenomenon whereby…
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halo effect | is a | evaluation by an individual and can affect the perception of a decision | 0.90 | text |
| Halo effect | is a | specific cognitive bias in which one aspect of the person | 0.90 | text |
| Halo effect | is a | perception error that distorts the way a person sees someone | 0.90 | text |
| Halo effect | is a | phenomenon called the attractiveness stereotype or when encountering individuals who are similar to others in some aspects | 0.90 | text |
| eye contact | instance of | observable behaviors | 0.80 | text |
| leaning forward | instance of | observable behaviors | 0.80 | text |
| smiling | instance of | observable behaviors | 0.80 | text |
| positive hand gestures | instance of | observable behaviors | 0.80 | text |
| Halo effect | has cause | Rating | 0.60 | section |
| Halo effect | has cause | Researchers | 0.60 | section |
| Halo effect | has cause | Fisicaro | 0.60 | section |
| Halo effect | has cause | Lance | 0.60 | section |
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