Abstract Title:

Science versus the stars: a double-blind test of the validity of the NEO Five-Factor Inventory and computer-generated astrological natal charts.

Abstract Source:

Nutr Rev. 2007 Nov;65(11):490-502. PMID: 18649494

Abstract Author(s):

Alyssa Jayne Wyman, Stuart Vyse

Article Affiliation:

Department of Psychology, Box 5621, Connecticut College, New London, CT 06320, USA.

Abstract:

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.

Study Type : Human Study
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Additional Keywords : Astrology : CK(41) : AC(5)

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