Lame psychic readings and the Barnum effect

Lame psychic readings and the Barnum effect

Update: 2025-10-15
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"Barnum Effect, in psychology, [is] the phenomenon that occurs when individuals believe that personality descriptions apply specifically to them (more so than to other people), despite the fact that the description is actually filled with information that applies to everyone." (Encyclopædia Britannica)

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Lame psychic readings and the Barnum effect

Lame psychic readings and the Barnum effect