Helen is a very pleasant person with whom to work. She is consistently very positive and enthusiastic about her work. Her supervisor rated her high in every area on her performance evaluation based upon this characteristic. This is an example of which of the following?
A)selectivity
B)self- fulfilling prophecy
C)halo effect
D)stereotyping

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The halo effect occurs when an overall impression of a person (in this case, being pleasant, positive, and enthusiastic) influences the evaluator's ratings of them on specific dimensions, leading to uniformly high evaluations regardless of the individual's actual performance in those areas.

Helen Is a Very Pleasant Person with Whom to Work