cheerleader effect

English

Etymology

First used by the fictional character Barney Stinson (Neil Patrick Harris) in "Not a Father's Day", an episode of the TV series How I Met Your Mother, first broadcast in November 2008.

Noun

cheerleader effect

  1. A form of cognitive bias that causes individuals to appear more attractive to an observer when they are in a group.
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