Which statement is not accurate about reported research on the “halo effect”?

a. Participants respond favorably to attractive faces even when they have little or no conscious awareness of having seen the faces.
b. A recent study suggests that the preference for attractive faces is actually weaker than is the dislike of unattractive faces.
c. Although studies show there is a strong “halo effect” in the United States, this is not true across cultural and racial groups.
d. Some research reports that good-looking women may also be seen as more egotistical, vain, and snobbish than less attractive females.


c. Although studies show there is a strong “halo effect” in the United States, this is not true across cultural and racial groups.

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