Billy Ray Cyprus is impressed that his subordinate, Billy Bob Thrompton, attended his alma mater and tends to award Billy Bob higher ratings than otherwise justified.This is an example of which of the following?

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This is an example of the halo effect, where one positive characteristic (in this case, attending the same alma mater) influences the overall perception of a person, leading to a biased judgment in other unrelated areas (such as job performance ratings).

Billy Ray Cyprus Is Impressed That His Subordinate, Billy Bob