Colby is a new interviewer who just finished an interview with renee. her professional style and her flawless grooming immediate
ly struck him. colby gave renee a very good evaluation although her previous work experience and educational background were not that exceptional. what rating error did colby succumb to?
The rating error that Colby succumb to is the halo effect.
The halo effect is being defined as a type of cognitive bias in which the
person’s overall impression are likely to be responsible of influencing the
person’s character such as his or her feelings and the way the person think.