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Halo Effect

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halo effect,
the beneficial effect of an interview or other encounter, as may occur in the course of a research project or a health care visit. The halo effect cannot be attributed to the content of the interview or to any specific act or treatment; it is the result of indefinable interpersonal factors present in the interaction.

Halo Effect
The beneficial effect of a physician or other health care provider on a patient during a medical encounter, regardless of the therapy or procedure provided

halo effect
The beneficial effect of a physician or other health care provider on a Pt during a medical encounter, regardless of the therapy or procedure provided. See Hawthorne effect, Placebo effect, Physician invincibility syndrome.


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The Halo Effect If we see a person first in a good light, it is difficult subsequently to darken that light.
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