Barnum effect
type: Concept
broader: the self
broader: social cognition
definition: Definition The Barnum effect refers to personality descriptions that a person believes applies specifically to them (more so than to other people), despite the fact that the description is actually filled with information that applies to everyone. The effect means that people are gullible because they think the information is about them only, when in fact the information is generic. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Psychology; Barnum Effect]

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: Barnum effect

social cognition
type: Concept
narrower: Barnum effect

the self
type: Concept
narrower: Barnum effect