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The Barnum Effect is a psychological phenomenon where people believe vague, general statements about personality or behaviour apply specifically to them, despite those statements being broad enough to apply to almost anyone. It’s like reading your horoscope and thinking it perfectly describes you, when in reality it could easily describe most other people as well. It’s named after the famous American showman P.T. Barnum, who was known for his expertise in promoting and popularising various…
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ET Panic Time – UFO Investigator Warns They Do Not Come in Peace Source link
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The power of suggestion is when a person believes something or behaves in a certain way due to being influenced by someone else’s suggestion or expectation. It plays a significant role in the paranormal world because it can shape what people think they see, hear, or feel during ghost hunts. The power of suggestion comes into play when someone mentions that others have seen a ghostly figure in the corner of a particular room. Your…
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The Dodo May Be Back Soon – Genetic Engineering Company Secures Funding for De-Extinction Source link
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The experiment, the results of which were published in the journal Communications Psychology, showed the amazing effect of self-hypnosis. When a patient was told before a fictitious medical procedure that it was painful, he often began to experience real discomfort. The placebo effect has long been known, when a person’s condition actually improves while taking ineffective drugs or undergoing “empty” procedures. There is also the opposite phenomenon: the nocebo effect, when a patient has negative…