Fortune telling and divination have a long history in our country. Our ancients were still very wise and invented the eighty-eight sixty-four hexagrams, which were first used for national divination and later evolved. It is used for folk divination and prediction of fate. Later, it was extended to include divination, eight-character fortune telling, six-pillar prediction, fortune telling, name testing, etc.
Maybe it is too deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Fortune-telling and divination have gradually become a manifestation of our country’s collective subconscious: predicting the future fate of a child when he is born, divination when sick, divination before exams, and testing for marriage. Let’s see if the horoscopes are compatible...
Let’s put aside whether it is superstitious or scientific, and let’s take a look at modern fortune-telling and divination-horoscopes and tarot.
I believe that many babies born in the 90s, 2000s, and 10s are born with their own zodiac signs, because mothers already know their zodiac signs as early as in their mothers’ wombs, which also proves that the zodiac signs are It has already been deeply rooted in people's hearts.
We have long been accustomed to giving different labels to different constellations. For example, when we mention Virgo, we will think of pursuing perfection to the point that others can’t stand it. When mentioning Scorpio, we will think of being secretive and secretive. The city is deep...
So, if you don't know the constellations yet, you are probably despised by those new and new humans!
Constellations can also predict fortune. What constellations will appear in which months and what needs to be paid attention to have become a must for many people when going out.
Coincidentally, tarot cards are becoming more and more popular now. They are featured in various fashion magazines and gossip news. Whether it is for entertainment or when you encounter something and don’t know what to choose, you can come here. Playing Tarot cards can not only give you guidance, but also predict your career, love, wealth, etc.
As a result, Tarot has become the favorite of many young people, and it is said to be very accurate, which makes them believe it.
Want to understand why zodiac signs are so accurate? There are two psychological effects that need to be understood first: one is the Barnum effect, and the other is the Rosenthal effect. These two effects are the underlying explanation for why zodiac signs and tarot are so accurate.
1. Barnum Effect
The Barnum Effect is a psychological phenomenon experimentally proven by psychologist Bertram Fowler in 1948. Named after the acrobat Barnum, who believed that everyone would easily believe that a broad, general personality description suited him particularly well. Even if this description is very empty, he still thinks it reflects his personality, even if he is not such a person at all.
For example, when I say to you: "You are a kind and compassionate person."
Do you think I am accurate? Most people think they are talking about themselves, right? This is the Barnum effect.
The descriptions of the 12 constellations all use the Barnum effect. If you don’t believe it, block out the names of the constellations and look at the descriptions of each one. You will find that the descriptions of each constellation are very similar to yours.
2. Rosenthal Effect
The Rosenthal Effect, also known as the Pygmalion Effect, was discovered by the famous American psychologist Rosenthal, who taught in primary schools. be verified and proposed. Applied in life, it means that if you have a character expectation for another person that he has never had, he will develop in a similar direction, and vice versa.
As shown in the picture above, if a mother often praises her child for loving learning, then the child will become more and more fond of learning and his academic performance will be better and better, because the mother has given the child a positive attitude. psychological suggestion. On the contrary, when we often criticize, complain, and despise our children, in which direction will our children develop?
For zodiac signs and Tarot, the Rosenthal effect is also reflected, which is essentially just a kind of self-suggestion that affects us: when we see words with good interpretations, we will be happy; if Seeing that your fortune and marriage have not been going well recently, I believe you will be discouraged for a while!
By understanding the above two theories, the Barnum effect and the Rosenthal effect, have you begun to understand it a little bit?
In the previous part, we used psychological principles to explain why zodiac signs and Tarot are so accurate? Next, let’s take a look at what is science? Which category do horoscopes and tarot belong to?
1. Science
According to the explanation of Baidu Encyclopedia: Science is a summary of the known world through data calculation, text explanation, language description, and image display that are understandable to the public. Induction and certification; science is not the only way to understand the world, but it is fair and consistent, and it is the most reliable practical method to explore the objective world.
To put it in human terms, science is all about evidence.
This is why throughout the ages, many scientists have reached scientific conclusions through experiments, data and verification of facts.
For example, some people call the psychology of painting - "recognizing people by looking at paintings" and "reading minds". It seems very mysterious and mysterious, and some people even don't believe it. In fact, the psychology of painting Psychology is a branch of psychology. Many of the symbolic meanings we see, such as houses representing the original family and heart, trees representing personality and growth process, etc., are all supported by extensive experiments and data by psychologists of all generations. Based on this, the results with high probability are presented.
In the future, I will use special articles to describe the history of the development of painting psychology and the basis of scientific theories. It can also be regarded as standing on the shoulders of giants and paying tribute to those who have made outstanding contributions to the psychology of painting. A memorial for experts and scholars.
2. Non-science
If you draw a circle, science is in half of the circle and non-science is in the other half of the circle.
Although divination methods such as horoscopes and tarot are loved by the public, they always have a confusing, mysterious and mysterious feeling. There is no scientific basis or experimental data to prove them, so they are non-scientific. category.
For example, some people got cancer and got cured of their cancer without injections, medicine, or hospitalization just because they believed in religion. So can we say that practicing religion can cure diseases? Mostly impossible. Some people were cured of cancer without injections, medicine, or hospitalization. This is just a small chance, not science. Because he cannot withstand repeated scientific testing!
Some of our common non-sciences include: alchemy, metaphysics, Feng Shui, palmistry, yin and yang, horoscopes, tarot, skin pattern testing, etc.
3. Pseudoscience
It is even easier to identify pseudoscience. If you must describe non-scientific things as scientific, then it is pseudoscience!
Science and pseudoscience are resolutely opposed. Pseudoscience is a part of non-science. If someone insists on treating alchemy, metaphysics, feng shui, palmistry, yin and yang, horoscopes, Tarot, skin texture tests, etc. Science, if it is said to be science, it is pseudo-science.
Well, to summarize, this article takes zodiac signs and Tarot as examples, explains the secrets behind their accuracy from the perspective of psychological principles (Barnum effect and Rosenthal effect), and explains Science, non-science and pseudo-science are distinguished. I believe that now you have a clearer understanding. If you encounter some pseudo-science again, you will keep your eyes open and treat it with a dialectical perspective.
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