Science Versus the Stars: A Double-Blind Test of the Validity of the NEO Five-Factor Inventory and Computer-Generated Astrological Natal Charts.

The authors asked 52 college students (38 women, 14 men, M age = 19.3 years, SD = 1.3 years)to identify their personality summaries by using a computer-generated astrological natal chart when presented with 1 true summary and 1 bogus one. Similarly, the authors asked participants to identify their t...

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Publicado en:Journal of General Psychology Vol. 135; no. 3; pp. 287 - 301
Autores principales: Wyman, Alyssa Jayne, Vyse, Stuart
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd July 2008
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        NEO Personality Inventory
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          Test validity
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      ab: The authors asked 52 college students (38 women, 14 men, M age = 19.3 years, SD = 1.3 years)to identify their personality summaries by using a computer-generated astrological natal chart when presented with 1 true summary and 1 bogus one. Similarly, the authors asked participants to identify their true personality profile from real and bogus summaries that the authors derived from the NEO Five-Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI; P. T. Costa Jr. & R. R. McCrae, 1985). Participants identified their real NEO-FFI profiles at a greater-than-chance level but were unable to identify their real astrological summaries. The authors observed a P. T. Barnum effect in the accuracy ratings of both psychological and astrological measures but did not find differences between the odd-numbered (i.e., favorable) signs and the even-numbered (i.e., unfavorable) signs. Reprinted by permission of the publisher.
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