Halo Effect

GPTKB entity

Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Cognitive bias
gptkbp:affects Perception of people
Perception of brands
Perception of products
gptkbp:consequence Can distort decision making
Leads to biased judgments
gptkbp:defines A cognitive bias in which an observer's overall impression of a person, company, brand, or product influences their feelings and thoughts about that entity's character or properties.
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Edward_Thorndike
gptkbp:example Assuming a physically attractive person is also intelligent or kind.
Believing a well-designed product is also high quality.
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1920
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Halo Effect
gptkbp:influenced Consumer behavior
Brand perception
Hiring decisions
Performance appraisals
Teacher evaluations
Jury decisions
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Horn_effect
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Attractiveness_bias
gptkb:Horn_effect
gptkbp:studiedIn Marketing
Social psychology
Organizational behavior
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jim_Matheos
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6