THE FORER EXPERIMENT: Forer gave a âuniqueâ personality analysis to his students and asked them to rate how well it suits them, on a scale from 0 to 5. By now, youâve probably guessed what happened â all the students received the same personality analysis, and all of them thought it suited them. Even better, Forer created the personality analysis from various horoscopes. âYou have a great need for other people to like and admire you. You have a tendency to be critical of yourself. You have a great deal of unused capacity which you have not turned to your advantage. While you have some personality weaknesses, you are generally able to compensate for them. Disciplined and self-controlled outside, you tend to be worrisome and insecure inside. At times you have serious doubts as to whether you have made the right decision or done the right thing. You prefer a certain amount of change and variety and become dissatisfied when hemmed in by restrictions and limitations. You pride yourself as an independent thinker and do not accept othersâ statements without satisfactory proof. You have found it unwise to be too frank in revealing yourself to others. At times you are extroverted, affable, sociable, while at other times you are introverted, wary, reserved. Some of your aspirations tend to be pretty unrealistic. Security is one of your major goals in life.â The average rating that students gave this assessment was 4.26/5 â in other words, students found the assessment to be 85% accurate, even though they were all blanket statements. MORE EVIDENCE A similar experiment was carried out, ironically, by astrologer Michael Gauquelin. Gauquelin offered free horoscopes to any reader of a Parisian newspaper, provided that they would give feedback on the accuracy of his supposedly âindividualâ analysis. As with Forerâs experiment, he sent out thousands of copies of the same horoscope to people of all astrological signs â 94% of readers replied that the reading was accurate and insightful. To top it off, the horoscope he gave out was that of a local mass murderer, Dr. Petiot, who had admitted during his trial that he had killed 63 people. Gauquelin set out to scientifically analyze astrology, and his results came out strongly against his profession. https://www. zmescience. com/other/feature-post/astrology-doesnt-work-and-never-worked-heres-why/
Also, I know astrology and personality trait links isn't everyone's cup of tea, but there is a certain connection or influence. It's one of the topics I like to learn about, and it helps a lot in understanding a person's perception and behavior.
I've read some comments here that others can't relate to there sun sign's description. My guess is that they were probably born on the other half of that sign. Like, a November Sag would be a little different from a December Sag, but there would still be similarities between the two sub-types.
So on a bad day we are fuelled with a desire for control. And weâre at our best when we form strong connections with friends and family. This is literally me to a T lol
Ha ha ha ha. It's hard to say no when it's so ambiguous, or all encompassing, deliberately vague. Everyone wishes to be financially stable, everyone is stubborn, in their own way, everyone is capable of displaying love, of course in their own way.
The description of a Taurus is just a long winded way of saying, you like to enjoy your life, you like to be financially stable, you like to work on things you love and you can hold grudges for a long time when it's about things you're passionate about.
I relate to the traits given to most zodiac signs. I think we all have some of each. I used to have a book called, "Love Signs" (it was written in the early `80's, I think) and it talked about all the various zodiacal traits of each one and how well they'd match up with each of the others on both the male and female side in a loving relationship. Basically, which signs would be a good match and which ones wouldn't and what problems might arise in such matches. I read my stuff, of course, and noticed that not everything she said about me (my sign) matched me. Then I went through a few other others and noticed that each one had SOME things that matched me! So, I don't put much stock into astrology.
I'm also a Scorpio. "Scorpios lie in wait and strike when least expected. Life is a game of chess for these calculating water signs, who are constantly plotting several steps ahead in order to orchestrate an eventual checkmate." Yeah from my post history you can tell that this defines me. Now I have to get back to planning my next upper decker and reverse kanga.
(Aquarius) Many of them seem to be accurate with me. Though there are a few (pros and cons) that seems to be very light/mild to me. Though it might be 'cause of my other (planetary) signs having an influence.
@Alyssa_11 (can't speak for all Aquariuses of course. As some aspects/traits can be stronger, while others are "weaker"/milder. Or maybe even different. ... Just different.)
Maybe. But it's also possible that they can be reluctant towards it. And one potential compromise (that is, IF you're thinking of a typical/"traditional" relationship) that'd appeal to them, is to ease up on those "unwritten rules". Or make it seem more "lighthearted".
Does that help? Or did I simply confirm your guess?
No it helps. Thereâs the stereotype that Aquarius men are players because I guess your sign isnât as connected with their emotions. So in a way I donât know if I should let that make me a bit more weary about dating Aquarius men. A part of me is like whatever itâs just zodiac signs but I just dealt with an Aquarius guy and it didnât go anywhere lol. He was hot and cold.
@Alyssa_11 Not gonna lie, I've had my moments of being "hot and cold", and, although I'm only basing this on my astrological chart, as I've yet to date one myself...
Having my Mars & Venus sign in Capricorn, (meaning that if it's love (and sex...) related) I'd change into "Capricorn Mode". Which *can* mitigate those flaws (noticeably or significantly... can't say for sure.) when it's love related.
My Mars and Venus is also in Capricorn lol. I think itâs reflected in being ambitious my partner and I build some kind of financial empire together. I donât want to date someone lazy lol.
Iâm not sure. I donât really read into them. I donât like that people blame their bad behavior on their astrological sign. âOh, itâs because Iâm a Taurus.â
People that believes in this always tell me the same, that Virgos are perfectionist, detailed-oriented and systematic.
I do tend to invest a lot of time in the details, and feel calm following well thought-out systems, I am not sure if I am the most logical person though, my emotions sometimes get the best of me sadly.
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