Are You a Victim of the Barnum Effect? Learn How Generalizations Can Be Used to Manipulate You

Do you tend to find personal meaning in things that are general? Most of us have fallen victim to the Barnum effect at some point. Here's why this happens to us.

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Are You a Victim of the Barnum Effect? Chances are you have fallen victim to the Barnum effect at some point in your life. If you've ever related to your horoscope, or felt that a fortune teller's musings were truthful to you, your personality, and/or your life experience, you've been prey to it.   Here's a look at why this happens to us, how to recognize its prevalence in your day to day life, and how to lessen its influence over you. READ NOW The Psychology Behind Why We Care about Astrology READ NOW What It Means to Be Egocentric: 4 Common Egocentric Traits READ NOW COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY Why Self-Serving Bias Happens READ NOW Apophenia: Does Everything Happen for a Reason? READ NOW 20 Common Defense Mechanisms and How They Work READ NOW DEFENSE MECHANISMS 13 Signs of Spiritual Bypassing READ NOW God Complex: What It Means and Why People Have Them READ NOW Why Toxic Positivity Is Harmful and What to Say Instead READ NOW

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