ciously, i.e., outside conscious awareness, and is not intentional self-deception. Halo effects can have serious practical consequences. As noted by Forgas and Laham (2016): Once unjustified initial expectations are formed about a person, they can easily become self-perpetuating with serious implicati

the described status of the target (Wilson, 1968), the name of the target (Harari & McDavid, 1973), and even one's mood when evaluating the target (Forgas, 2011). Studies have documented EFTA00016272 --- PAGE BREAK --- November 1, 2021 Page 6 halo effects when making diagnoses of psychopathology,