Abstract
People appear to have a restless quest for information about themselves. We seek the advice and insight of fortune tellers, friends, counsellors and psychologists. The unfortunate truth is that we tend to neglect our usual critical skills when we deal with the information we receive.
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© 1996 Philip Banyard and Andrew Grayson
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Forer, B.R. (1996). How Gullible are You?. In: Introducing Psychological Research. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-24483-6_25
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