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Gianni is visited by a new sales representative. Because he thinks she is attractive, he also sees her as more intelligent and knowledgeable than her peers. Of which type of unconscious bias is this an example?

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Gianni is visited by a new sales representative. Because he thinks she is attractive, he also sees her as more intelligent and knowledgeable than her peers. Of which type of unconscious bias is this an example?

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This is an example of the "Halo Effect". The Halo Effect is a type of unconscious bias where our overall impression of a person (in this case, Gianni's perception of the sales representative as attractive) influences how we feel and think about his or her character. Essentially, Gianni's assessment of the sales representative's intelligence and knowledge is being positively influenced by his initial physical attraction to her.

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