Sex and the Barnum Effect
A Reply to Layne
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13664758 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jerrold L Downey (University of South Alabama, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 84 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 424-424 |
| Publication date | 1999-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.84.2.424-426 |
| OpenAlex | W4230797741 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 8 |
Some preliminary data and logic suggest a sex difference in “helpfulness” is a more economic explanation of the difference between men and women in the Barnum Effect
Helpfulness · Psychoanalysis · Significant difference · Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology · Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies · Media Influence and Health · Medicine · Psychology · Psychology of Social Influence · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications · Social Psychology · Internal Medicine
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |