Which of the Following Best Describes the Halo Effect

question 33

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the halo effect?

• A) When people consider a person good in one category, they are likely to make a similar evaluation in other categories.
• B) Given a list of items to remember, people tend to remember the first few things more than those things in the middle.
• C) It is the phenomenon by which individual performance decreases as the number of people in the group increases.
• D) When people make decisions, they tend to do so by contrasting between the decision item and reference items.

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Definitions:

Psychopathic Personality Inventory

A self-report scale intended to measure traits associated with psychopathy in non-clinical populations.

Behavioral Analogue Risk Task

A method used in psychological studies to measure an individual's propensity to take risks through simulated real-life situations.

Explanatory Variables

Variables in a statistical model that are thought to explain changes in the response variable.

Golf Balls

Spherical objects designed for use in the game of golf, conforming to specified standards in terms of size, weight, and performance.