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Halo Effect
The Halo Effect occurs when one positive characteristic of a person dominates the way that person is viewed by others. . A very noticeable halo characteristic that we all have underestimated but which we all fall for is the physical attractiveness of a person. The Halo Effect happens everyday whether letting someone get in front of you in a line, people are more likely to give in to any favor asked by a 'halo' person. Physical attraction can be of help to those that are blessed with a good genetic make-up. Not only are they automatically given positive traits such as kind, honest, intelligent, loyal, outgoing, successful and happier, but by others attributing this to the good looks they are treated different by their peers or authority figures. The confidence that is built up early on by parents is still is then seen by employers who have a tendency to hire good looking applicants over average looking even if they both have the same work experience. An example of good attractive individuals in the work industry is their pay rate. For an attractive person is not uncommon for them to gain an average of 12-14 percent more than unattractive coworkers.

Halo children in school are treated different by the teachers. Teachers will tend to be more lenient toward the grading of a halo child than of a normal looking child.

In Cialdini's Influence: Science and Practice (ISBN 0-321-01147-3) he states that 'there seems to be a click, whirr response to attractive people. . Since we are more likely to comply to a request made by a person that we like, and we tend to like beautiful people we are then scam into giving in without a second thought. This is something that retailers have learned and therefore hire good looking people, and in their training they give grooming advice's.