THE PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS
PSYCHOLOGY MOTIVATION AND EMOTION
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the halo effect
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the Barnum effect
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projection
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unconditional positive regard
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Detailed explanation-1: -Barnum Effect, also called Forer Effect, in psychology, 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.
Detailed explanation-2: -The discovery of the Barnum Effect. According to the Encyclopedia Britannica: “The Barnum Effect is the phenomenon that occurs when individuals believe that personality descriptions apply specifically to them, despite the fact that the description is actually filled with information that applies to everyone.”
Detailed explanation-3: -The term “Barnum effect” was coined in 1956 by psychologist Paul Meehl in his essay “Wanted – A Good Cookbook", because he relates the vague personality descriptions used in certain “pseudo-successful” psychological tests to those given by showman P. T. Barnum.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Barnum Effect refers to the tendency for people to judge vague, general statements as accurate, unique descriptions of themselves.
Detailed explanation-5: -Some examples of the Barnum effect include horoscopes, fortune-telling, personality tests, and “cold readings, ‘’ which are when someone makes vague statements about a person and finds ways to credit their accuracy when the person agrees.