Physically attractive people are generally assumed to be more intelligent, warm, witty, and likeable.This is known as
A)social comparison.
B)the halo effect.
C)discrimination.
D)the fundamental attribution error.

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The halo effect is the tendency to assume that someone who possesses one positive characteristic must also possess other positive characteristics. In this case, physically attractive people are assumed to have positive traits such as intelligence, warmth, wit, and likeability, even if there is no evidence to support these assumptions.

Physically Attractive People Are Generally Assumed to Be More Intelligent