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Brilliant social experiment By Bertram R. Forer.

Forer decided to conduct the experiment after meeting a graphologist at a nightclub who offered to provide a personality reading based on a sample of his handwriting. As Forer notes:

Recently the writer was accosted by a night-club graphologist who wished to "read" his handwriting. The writer declined and offered to administer a Rorschach to the graphologist. An amiable discussion ensued, during which the graphologist ventured proof of the scientific basis of his work in that his clients affirmed the correctness of his interpretations. The writer suggested that a psychologist could make a blindfold reading and attain the same degree of verification.

In essence what Forer's famous study discovered was that things do not need to be accurate to be perceived as accurate. A realization, which for those in know can be exploited very effectively.

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I teach and consult as a forensic engineer, so I thought I would share my enthusiasm for the subject with you. We have many methods in common with forensic scientists, such as microscopy and chemical analysis as well as being able to comment on witness statements and appearing in court to present our evidence.

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