The Halo and Devil Effect
Alpha Diallo April 21, 2013
The Halo and Devil effect In this world people are judged more often then people are hired for jobs. Most of us all go by the first impression of a person. This can either be good or bad. In the movies Legally Blonde and The Blind Side the Halo and Devil effect is shown and is a very significant issue in both films. These movies also tie in with articles on how beauty is the judging factor into getting jobs and that they show a better performance when working. Also having to do with the Halo and Devil effect.
The Halo and Devil effect kind of go hand in hand. The Halo effect is the habit of rating a person high on their performance and the devil or horn effect is contrast of the halo effect. It is ranking them low on their performance due to the first impression the person has of them. A great example of the devil effect turning to the halo effect is in the movie Legally Blonde. The main character Elle Woods had a very bubbly personality and came straight out of a college sorority. Her and her boyfriend Warner were getting ready to graduate from college and Warner was planning on going to graduate school. Elle, who was very in love with her boyfriend thought he would propose but since Warner got accepted to Harvard he decided to break up with her because he is going into law and he needed someone who was more “serious”. So she decided to prove to him she was a very serious person by going to Harvard as well in the hopes of winning his love back. Now as the movie goes on she finally gets into Harvard and as soon as she gets there she was judged upon her looks and “dumb blonde” behavior. In comes the devil effect. Off rip they began to criticize her because she didn’t fit into the Harvard look. She looked like a Barbie doll. She just didn’t look smart enough to be a law student. Therefor they then looked down on her and played her for a fool.
The Halo and Devil effect In this world people are judged more often then people are hired for jobs. Most of us all go by the first impression of a person. This can either be good or bad. In the movies Legally Blonde and The Blind Side the Halo and Devil effect is shown and is a very significant issue in both films. These movies also tie in with articles on how beauty is the judging factor into getting jobs and that they show a better performance when working. Also having to do with the Halo and Devil effect.
The Halo and Devil effect kind of go hand in hand. The Halo effect is the habit of rating a person high on their performance and the devil or horn effect is contrast of the halo effect. It is ranking them low on their performance due to the first impression the person has of them. A great example of the devil effect turning to the halo effect is in the movie Legally Blonde. The main character Elle Woods had a very bubbly personality and came straight out of a college sorority. Her and her boyfriend Warner were getting ready to graduate from college and Warner was planning on going to graduate school. Elle, who was very in love with her boyfriend thought he would propose but since Warner got accepted to Harvard he decided to break up with her because he is going into law and he needed someone who was more “serious”. So she decided to prove to him she was a very serious person by going to Harvard as well in the hopes of winning his love back. Now as the movie goes on she finally gets into Harvard and as soon as she gets there she was judged upon her looks and “dumb blonde” behavior. In comes the devil effect. Off rip they began to criticize her because she didn’t fit into the Harvard look. She looked like a Barbie doll. She just didn’t look smart enough to be a law student. Therefor they then looked down on her and played her for a fool.
Cited: PAGE Kennon, Joshua. “Mental Model: Horns Effect and Halo Effect.” Joshua Kennon. 12 Nov. 2011. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. Above the Law. “Are Attractive People Better Lawyers?” Breaking Media, LLC, 17 Mar. 2010. Web. 17 Mar. 2010. Legally Blonde Legally Blonde (2001) [film] Hollywood: Dir, Robert Luketic. The Blind Side The Blind Side (2009) [film] Hollywood: John Lee Hancock.