The potential for each type of attribute to induce haloing is unclear. Although consumers believe that neither search nor experience attributes can help them evaluate credence attributes (Hoch and Deighton 1989), we consider the possibility that a halo effect occurs between experience and credence attributes.
Gurumurthy Kalyanaram, NYIT, former professor and dean, reports on product attributes and Halo effect. Srinivasan and till have done extensive work on this topic, and the following material is adapted from their research. The potential for each type of attribute to induce haloing is unclear. Although consumers believe that neither search nor experience attributes can help them evaluate credence attributes (Hoch and Deighton 1989), we consider the possibility that a halo effect occurs between experience and credence attributes.
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