Which of the following situations relies on many of the same principles that lea

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Which of the following situations relies on many of the same principles that lead to the high accuracy rating? Zach takes an intelligence test that determines whether he will be placed into a gifted classroom. When he receives the results, he refuses to believe them, claiming that the test must be biased. Clancy visits an astrologer and receives a reading that contains many generalizations. He walks out convinced that his life will improve in the next few days. Eileen takes a standardized personality inventory and learns about how her traits and characteristics compare with the general population. Kate is very susceptible to flattery. Her coworkers often take advantage of this by complimenting Kate's outfit or looks before asking for a favor.

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Ans : Clancy visits an astrologer and receives a reading that contains many generalizations . he walks out convinced that his life will improve in the next few days.

The barnum effect which is also called as Forer effect , us a psychological phenomenon , where people give high accuracy ratings to their personality which they believe are specifically customized for them , but they are common and general which apply to most of the people.

So here clancy was also given such a generalised reading , that he thought was customised , but was not.

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