巴纳姆效应

教授：你知道什么是巴纳姆效应吗？

Professor : Did you know what the Barnum effect is ?

其中一个原因便是巴纳姆效应。

One factor is the P. T. Barnum effect .

为什么伪科学依然存在而且如此热门？其中一个原因便是巴纳姆效应。

Why do these pseudo-psychologies survive and retain their popularity ? One factor is the P. T. Barnum effect .

你在网上看到的众多所谓的性格测试，以及很多其他“告诉你你的性格”的内容，看起来很有道理，是因为巴纳姆效应。

A lot of these supposed personality tests you see online , as well as a bunch of other things that " tell you your personality , " or pretend to work because of the Barnum effect .

巴纳姆效应，在心理学中也被称为弗尔效应，是指当个体认为人格描述特别适用于他们（比其他人更适用）时发生的一种现象，尽管事实上，这些描述里的信息适用于每个人。

Barnum Effect , also called Forer Effect , in psychology , the phenomenon that occurs when individuals believe that personality descriptions apply specifically to them ( more so than to other people ) , despite the fact that the description is actually filled with information that applies to everyone .