| Title |
Accepting personality test feedback: A review of the Barnum effect
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Current Psychology, June 1987
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| DOI | 10.1007/bf02686623 |
| Authors |
Adrian Furnham, Sandra Schofield |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 25% |
| Unknown | 3 | 75% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 75% |
| Scientists | 1 | 25% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 1 | 2% |
| Italy | 1 | 2% |
| Israel | 1 | 2% |
| Canada | 1 | 2% |
| Argentina | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 49 | 91% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 16 | 30% |
| Student > Master | 9 | 17% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 6 | 11% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 3 | 6% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 6% |
| Other | 4 | 7% |
| Unknown | 13 | 24% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 27 | 50% |
| Social Sciences | 7 | 13% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 6% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 1 | 2% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 14 | 26% |
Attention Score in Context
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#540
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#3,089
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