Amit, a manager at a firm, is friends with jeremy, his junior. they share a common hobby—golf—and play together every weekend. amit observes jeremy's passion for golf and assumes that he must be equally passionate about work as well. as a result, he gives top ratings to jeremy in performance appraisal. however, jeremy's work quality and productivity in office are actually below par. in this scenario, amit has given top ratings to jeremy due to the
a. hawthorne effect
b. butterfly effect
c. streisand effect
d. halo effect

Halo Effects

Explanation:

It is a cognitive bias. It works on the principle of  the first impression is the last impression. It is also called physical attraction stereotype and "whatever is beautiful is good". It is the habitual characteristics of a person to rate a person on their physical attractiveness. The more attractive person gets more favor and the person who is not beautiful gets less favor. This term was coined by Edward in the 1920 s. Whenever we rate a person by his good looking, then we tend to believe that they are positive and good personality and more intelligent. Even in one of the study investigators found that people rate that the more attractive person found to be less guilty in criminal activity. It is a double-edged sword. Even good looking person also found guilty, dishonest, hard from heart.

there are conflicting perceptions. what cannot be denied is that despite a long history of discrimination, they finally chose to bow out in grace and handed over power to the majority. it was a painful experience for them to part with their prerogatives and some chose to leave the country. however, they did decide to bite the bullet and go through the process with minimum obstructions.

presently, whites are still a force to reckon with. they are well educated, have technical and business expertise, they understand imperatives of good governance and are responsible for keeping south africa connected with developed countries. despite a bitter history, they are useful team members of the south african team.

answer; sociological imagination;