Which of the following scenarios best represents the halo effect?
A. A military officer believes that fellow officers who are attractive are also loyal and trustworthy.
B. A teacher forms a poor first impression of a student, and this impression is resistant to change even with contradictory evidence.
C. A person agrees to go on a blind date because she believes that her friend's positive description of the potential date is probably true.
D. A celebrity agrees to endorse a product they don't actually use because of the high financial rewards for doing so.
Answer: A
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