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Halo effect

One good quality we notice in a person or a thing makes us see other good qualities in it too, even ones we know nothing about (Thorndike, 1920; Nisbett and Wilson, 1977). It works the other way for a bad quality. Judge one quality at a time.

Depth 1 · Foundation

You can spot when one quality colours the judgement of others, in either direction, and name the habit of judging one quality at a time.

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    You can spot when one quality colours the judgement of others, in either direction, and name the habit of judging one quality at a time.

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    Cognitive biasThe halo effect is a cognitive bias, a mistake in a predictable direction.

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What's still between you and Halo effect, depth 1, in the order you can learn it.

  1. 1Fast and slow thinkingDepth 1 · Foundation · Thinking and Deciding
  2. 2Mental shortcutsDepth 1 · Foundation · Thinking and Deciding
  3. 3Cognitive biasDepth 1 · Foundation · Thinking and Deciding
  4. 4Halo effectDepth 1 · Foundation · Thinking and Deciding

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