Alyce knows that her classmate, Ginny, has unusually stringy hair.While this may be due to a genetic issue, Alyce assumes that Ginny doesn't wash her hair and skin regularly, and is an overall unclean person.She further assumes that Ginny isn't very smart.Alyce is engaging in the horn effect.

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The horn effect is a cognitive bias in which a person's negative qualities or characteristics influence our overall perception of them. In this case, Alyce is letting Ginny's stringy hair influence her perception of Ginny as an unclean and unintelligent person, which is an example of the horn effect.

Alyce Knows That Her Classmate, Ginny, Has Unusually Stringy Hair