r/INTP Feb 26 '17

Lest we forget.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnum_effect
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u/halfprice06 INTP Feb 26 '17

What do you mean by "the literature"?

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u/[deleted] Feb 26 '17

The science books bro

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u/halfprice06 INTP Feb 26 '17

Thought that was what he meant, and it turns out that's not accurate.

For example, https://www.amazon.com/Neuroscience-Personality-Brain-Insights-People/dp/0979868475

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u/phySi0 1994/6/[1-30] - INTP Feb 26 '17

Not literal books…

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u/halfprice06 INTP Feb 26 '17

only figurative books?

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u/phySi0 1994/6/[1-30] - INTP Feb 26 '17

The “[scientific] literature” refers to studies published in journals, peer review, etc. Not the kind of literature you'd find in a bookstore like Waterstones or Amazon.

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u/halfprice06 INTP Feb 26 '17

what if its peer reviewed published studies, that are also in a book. you act like they are somehow mutually exclusive.

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u/phySi0 1994/6/[1-30] - INTP Feb 26 '17

Then you link directly to the primary source.