halo effect
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.73 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A cognitive bias in which judgment of somebody's character is influenced by an overall impression of them.
noun
The situation where the consumer's attitudes or beliefs are influenced by association, for example by a related product or service.
Example Sentences
- "In general on this index BP gained most on the items featured in the advertising but there was a 'halo' effect on items not included. There was also a very small halo effect on the other two companies."
- "In both cases, they found that […] there was a halo effect (e.g., when a "low cholesterol" claim was made, consumers perceived other nutrients, such as fat, also to be at low levels when they were actually high). Andrews reported that these misleading halos were reduced only when the claims were accompanied by an evaluative disclosure […]"