Influence of future choice importance and arousal upon the halo effect

Bibliographic Data

ID6201073
AuthorsEdgar C O’neal (Tulane University, corresponding author), Edgar O''Neal, Edgar O'Neal
Year1971
Volume19
Issue3
Pages334-340
Publication date1971-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1037/h0031466
PMID5120022
OpenAlexW2027884342
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited7

Two determinants of the magnitude of the influence of anticipated choice on the halo effect are investigated: importance of future choice and arousal. Male subjects ranked photographs on positive personality traits. Half of the photographs were of persons about which they anticipated making a choice. In confirmation of the hypotheses, (a) the intercorrelation of the rankings was greater for the choice photographs than for the nonchoice photographs when the subjects anticipated an important choice, but not when they anticipated an unimportant choice; and (b) the intercorrelation was greater for the choice photographs than for the nonchoice photographs when the subjects were aroused by caffeine and uninformed as to the source of their arousal, but not when they were informed as to the source of their arousal or not aroused

Arousal · Cognitive psychology · Developmental psychology · Halo · Halo effect · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Media Influence and Health · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology