The “halo effect”: yet another cognitive Achilles’ Heel

Here's another obstacle to objectively evaluating a person.  There are many aspects of people.  If you are attracted to one aspect strongly, you might (subconsciously) allow that characteristic to serve as a token for that person's other personality characteristics.   As this article from PsyBlog indicates, this is called the "Halo…

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