Kelly was excited about yesterday's job interview. She had all of the required qualifications and several jobs throughout her career. Kelly is obese, and after the interview, one of the panel members wondered if Kelly had had so many jobs because she is a mediocre employee. However, one of the other applicants also had many jobs, but her ability wasn't questioned. Which attribution error was demonstrated?
A)halo effect
B)devil effect
C)stereotyping effect
D)gender bias effect

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The devil effect refers to a cognitive bias where one negative trait of a person dominates the perception of their entire personality. The panel member demonstrated this bias by attributing Kelly's many jobs solely to being a mediocre employee because of her obesity, while not questioning the other applicant's ability despite also having multiple jobs. The halo effect refers to the opposite bias, where one positive trait dominates the perception of a person's entire personality. Stereotyping effect and gender bias effect refer to biases based on preconceived notions and assumptions about a person's gender, race, ethnicity, or other characteristics.

Kelly Was Excited About Yesterday's Job Interview