What is the 'Barnum effect'?
A) We have a tendency to endorse those descriptions of our personalities that reflect a non-nonsense go-getter in life.
B) We have a tendency only to listen to feedback we get from those people we like.
C) Though the descriptions we read or are given to us could apply equally well to other people, some individuals are gullible enough to believe that these characteristics are unique to themselves.
D) None of the above.
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