The assumption that attractive people possess more desirable social characteristics than are actually present is called

A) the self-serving bias.
B) the halo effect.
C) the self-fulfilling prophecy.
D) sexual attribution.

The assumption that attractive people possess more desirable social characteristics than are actually present is called the halo effect. This bias causes individuals to perceive someone as being better than they actually are based on a single trait, such as physical attractiveness.