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halo effect  

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  • This denotes our common habit of assuming that people who impress us on one score possess a whole range of other virtues and are generally admirable. One form of the self-fulfilling prophecy, it is particularly relevant in the sociology of education where it has been found that an initial positive judgement of a child often leads to subsequent bad behaviour being over-looked by teachers or school authorities. [Source: The SAGE Dictionary of Sociology; Halo Effect]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/halo_effect

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