Comment on Halo Effects in Rating and Evaluation Research

Human Communication Research

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 578-586

  Feeley, Thomas Hugh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

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EID: 0036409372     PISSN: 03603989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hcr/28.4.578     Document Type: Review

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