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Horoscopes rely on the Barnum effect.
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What Is the Barnum Effect (Forer Effect)?

February 15, 2017 Kendra Cherry 1

Have you ever noticed how horoscopes tend to be so general that their predictions could apply to almost anyone? In psychology, this is an example of the Forer effect (also known as the Barnum effect), […]

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