If you form a general negative impression of a person based on one prominent characteristic,and it colours your perception of other characteristics of that person,it is called:
A)projection bias.
B)the halo effect.
C)selective attention.
D)self-serving bias.
E)stereotyping.

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The scenario described is an example of the halo effect, where one characteristic (positive or negative) influences a person's overall perception of another person. In this case, the negative impression of one prominent characteristic is causing the person to have a negative perception of other characteristics of the same person. Projection bias is when a person unconsciously projects their own beliefs onto others, selective attention refers to focusing on specific details and ignoring others, self-serving bias is when a person takes credit for their successes but blames external factors for their failures, and stereotyping is having a fixed and oversimplified idea of a particular group of people.

If You Form a General Negative Impression of a Person