Bush
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For those of you who aren't in the know, the Forer effect takes place when one's been given a 'type' description that resonates so much with him/her, that they identify with it through and through. Some are of the mind that typology suffers from this, that one can identify with a description of a type because the description is generic enough to fit him or anyone else, so the categories become meaningless.
Fair enough. But if one thinks that he's falling victim to this, then what about reading descriptions of other types to see whether they don't resonate as much? Carving out 'not me' is also part of the search for identity, or at least categorization.
This in no way validates or invalidates typology (I'm remaining neutral on that here) but it's food for thought. Maybe.
Fair enough. But if one thinks that he's falling victim to this, then what about reading descriptions of other types to see whether they don't resonate as much? Carving out 'not me' is also part of the search for identity, or at least categorization.
This in no way validates or invalidates typology (I'm remaining neutral on that here) but it's food for thought. Maybe.