Chapter 376: The Barnum Effect

"It sounds like a bit of a point. Copy this address to browse" The female college student was noncommittal, her expression was a little sluggish, and she didn't know if she thought of her dead boyfriend. It took a while to come back to his senses and smile at me, "But there is one thing I don't agree with. You're probably not an ordinary college student, let alone an ordinary citizen. And it doesn't seem to be as easy as you mentioned. ”

"It's just your delusion, I'm just an ordinary person."

"Hehe, little brother, sometimes a woman's sixth sense is very accurate!" She lay back on the couch and sighed, "I have a friend who once asked me what is the hardest thing in the world. I said it was the hardest thing to make money, and he shook his head. I said Shjöderbach's conjecture, and he shook his head again. In the end, I gave up. Only then did he mysteriously say that he knew yourself. Then I thought about it, and yes, don't all those thoughtful philosophers say the same thing! ”

Yang Junfei frowned, "What do you want to say?" ”

She laughed whimily, "Have you ever thought about it." Who they are, where they come from, and where they are going, these questions began in ancient Greece, when people began to ask themselves, but none of them came to satisfactory results.

However, even so, man has never stopped searching for himself.

Because of this, people are often lost in their own self, and are easily hinted by the information around them, and use the words and deeds of others as a reference for their own actions, as evidenced by the herd mentality.

In fact, people are influenced and hinted by others all the time in their lives. For example, on the bus, you will find a phenomenon where one person yawns with his mouth wide open, and several people around him can't help but yawn. Some people don't yawn because they are not very suggestive. Who is suggestive? It can be checked out with a simple test.

Have a person extend their hands horizontally, palms facing and eyes closed. Tell him that he now has a hydrogen balloon tied to his left hand and keeps drifting towards it; A large stone was tied to his right hand and fell downward. After three minutes, look at the gap between his hands, the greater the distance, the more suggestive.

Knowing oneself, which psychology calls self-perception, is the process by which an individual understands himself. In this process, people are more susceptible to hints from information from the outside world, resulting in a bias in self-perception.

In daily life, it is impossible for people to reflect on themselves all the time, nor can they always put themselves in the position of outsiders to observe themselves. Because of this, individuals use external information to understand themselves. Individuals are easily conscientious to external information when they know themselves, and thus often fail to perceive themselves correctly. ”

I looked at her, "Barnum effect?" ”

Sun Xiaoxue glanced at me, nodded, and smiled a little bitterly, "People are actually very strange. Psychological research has revealed that it is easy to believe that a general, general description of personality is particularly appropriate for explanations. Even though this description is very empty, he still believes that it reflects his own personality. Psychologists once used a general passage that can be applied to almost anyone to ask college students to judge whether it is suitable for them, and as a result, the vast majority of college students think that this passage portrays themselves in a nuanced and accurate way. The following paragraph is the material used by psychologists, do you think it is also suitable for you?

You need people to like and respect you. You have a tendency to be self-critical. There are many abilities that you can use to your strengths that are not being used, and you have some shortcomings, but you can generally overcome them. You have some difficulty interacting with the opposite sex, and although you appear to be calm on the outside, you are actually anxious and uneasy on the inside. You sometimes wonder if you are making the right decisions or doing the right things. You like some changes in your life and hate being restricted. You pride yourself on being able to think for yourself, and you won't take someone else's advice without sufficient evidence. You don't think it's wise to be too frank about yourself in front of others. You are sometimes outgoing, affectionate, and sociable, while at other times you are introverted, cautious, and silent. Some of your ambitions are often unrealistic.

It's actually a hat that fits everyone's head.

A famous acrobat named Shawman Barnum commented on his performance that he was popular because the show included elements that everyone loved, so he made "someone cheat every minute." People often think that a general, general description of personality reveals their own characteristics very accurately.

After a psychologist gave a group of people the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Checklist (MMPI), he presented two results for the participants to determine which one was their own. In fact, one is the result of the participants themselves, and the other is the result of the average of the responses of the majority. Participants went so far as to think that the latter was a more accurate expression of their own personality traits.

The Barnum Effect is very common in life. Take fortune telling, for example, many people think that what the fortune teller says is "very accurate" after consulting the fortune teller. In fact, those who turn to fortune tellers are themselves susceptible to suggestion. When people's emotions are low and frustrated, they lose their sense of control over their lives, and as a result, their sense of security is also affected. A person who is insecure also has a much greater psychological dependence, and is usually more suggestive. The fortune teller is good at figuring out people's inner feelings, and if he can understand the feelings of the help-seeker a little, the help-seeker will immediately feel a kind of spiritual comfort. The fortune teller then goes on to say something ordinary, innocuous that will convince the person who asks for help. ”

"To be honest, there's been a lot going on lately, and my mind is messed up and I can't find any clue. I used to be a staunch atheist, but now, I often wonder if there really are ghosts in this world. If a person dies with resentment, will he really not be able to rest in peace, and then turn into a ghost and return to this world to collect debts? ”

"Ha, I'm stupid. My boyfriend is a very good person, really good. He was smart, handsome, and he proposed to me. He said he was going to save a friend and would be back in half an hour. He lied. When I saw him again, he was lying in the morgue with a cold body. I touched his face, and there was an expression of surprise and disbelief on his face, as if he was solving some equation that was difficult to understand. Really, I think he just fell asleep. It's just that my body temperature is a little low, and my whole heart becomes cold......"

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