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Definition of Barnum effect in English: Barnum effectnoun Psychology The tendency to accept as true types of information such as character assessments or horoscopes, even when the information is so vague as to be worthless. Example sentencesExamples - Behavioural genetics is such smashing science, it does not need to use anything that could look like a Barnum effect.
- It also cuts out the ‘Barnum effect’ of performers fishing for information.
- The technique appears to have parallels to the Barnum effect used by some mediums, clairvoyants, and tarot card readers.
- CSICOP's Joe Nickell appeared on the show to discuss techniques of cold reading and the Barnum effect.
- Much of the seeming ‘accuracy ‘of such checklists could stem from ‘P.T. Barnum effects ‘.
Origin Named after P. T. Barnum (see Barnum, P. T.); the word Barnum was in use from the mid 19th century as a noun in the sense 'nonsense, humbug'. Definition of Barnum effect in US English: Barnum effectnoun Psychology The tendency to accept certain information as true, such as character assessments or horoscopes, even when the information is so vague as to be worthless. Example sentencesExamples - It also cuts out the ‘Barnum effect’ of performers fishing for information.
- Much of the seeming ‘accuracy ‘of such checklists could stem from ‘P.T. Barnum effects ‘.
- CSICOP's Joe Nickell appeared on the show to discuss techniques of cold reading and the Barnum effect.
- Behavioural genetics is such smashing science, it does not need to use anything that could look like a Barnum effect.
- The technique appears to have parallels to the Barnum effect used by some mediums, clairvoyants, and tarot card readers.
Origin Named after P. T. Barnum (see Barnum, P. T); the word Barnum was in use from the mid 19th century as a noun in the sense ‘nonsense, humbug’. |