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Halo effect
A compact thinking tool for spotting patterns and avoiding mistakes.
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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
- How it works
influence one's opinion or feelings of a person, company, country, brand, or product in another area.
- Why it matters
It is "the name given to the phenomenon whereby evaluators tend to be influenced by their previous judgments of performance or personality;" in other words, it is a cognitive bias that can prevent people
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Use Halo effect as a quick check before trusting your first conclusion.
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Use Halo effect as a quick check before trusting your first conclusion.
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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