英语词汇“Barnum effect”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Barnum effect

noun 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.Much of the seeming ‘accuracy ‘of such checklists could stem from ‘P.T. Barnum effects ‘....

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.

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'.

单词	Barnum effect
释义	Barnum effect noun 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.Much of the seeming ‘accuracy ‘of such checklists could stem from ‘P.T. Barnum effects ‘.... 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. 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'.
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