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The Barnum effect in Luscher color test interpretation
Author(s) -
Holmes Cooper B.,
Buchannan Jo Ann,
Dungan David S.,
Reed Teresa
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(198601)42:1<133::aid-jclp2270420122>3.0.co;2-7
Subject(s) - paragraph , interpretation (philosophy) , psychology , test (biology) , social psychology , mathematics education , linguistics , philosophy , law , paleontology , political science , biology
A series of statements from the interpretation section of the Luscher Color Test were selected randomly and put into paragraph form. College students read these interpretative statements under several conditions to assess how accurately the statements described themselves. On a scale from 1 to 9, the ratings were all 5 or higher, which indicates a Barnum effect from the Luscher Color Test.