The Acceptance of "Barnum" Personality Interpretations by Japanese, Japanese-American, and Caucasian American College Students

Dados Bibliográficos

ID2315490
AutoresMichael Jay Diamond (University of Hawaii System, autor correspondente), Michael Harris Bond (0000-0001-5409-9614, Kwansei Gakuin University)
Ano1974
Volume5
Fascículo2
Páginas228-235
Data de publicação1974-06-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Cross-Cultural Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0022-0221 • E-ISSN: 1552-5422
EditoraSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/002202217400500208
OpenAlexW2157960191
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas1
Referências citadas13

Native Japanese, Japanese-American, and Caucasian American students at universities in Japan and Hawaii were compared on their acceptance of Barnum personality statements. The Barnum descriptions were filled with personality clich6s and were presented to the subjects as having been interpreted by "several clinical psychologists" from the Ss' Rorschach protocols. The results indicated that all three groups were equally and highly likely to endorse these descriptions as being true of themselves even when attempts were made to control for compliance effects. The findings were discussed with reference to similar acculturation influences in terms of mass media and course content self-concept learning experiences among university students. Finally, the utility of intra-and intercultural personality assessment was considered in terms of the high base rate Barnum statement acceptance

Acculturation · Ethnic group · Personality · Political science · Sociology · Statement (logic · Anthropology · Clinical Psychology · Counseling Practices and Supervision · Law · Psychological Testing and Assessment · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications · Social Psychology