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- A single standout trait — good looks, an impressive job title, the voice of authority — tends to bleed into how we judge everything else about someone. This ‘halo effect’, first measured by Thorndike in 1920, still shapes hiring decisions, courtrooms and first impressions
• The 'halo effect' influences how people judge others, tending to make judgments based on initial impressions.