Subjective validation , sometimes called the effect of personal validation , is a cognitive bias in which a person will consider statements or other pieces of information to be true if they have a personal meaning or importance to them. In other words, a person whose opinion is influenced by subjective validation will see two unrelated events (ie, coincidence) to be associated because their personal belief demands that they are related. Closely related to the Forer effect, subjective validation is an important element in cold reading. This is considered the main reason behind most reports of paranormal phenomena. According to Bob Carroll, psychologist Ray Hyman is considered a leading expert on subjective validation and cold readings.
The term subjective validation first appeared in the 1980 book The Psychology of the Psychic by David F. Marks and Richard Kammann.
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References
External links
- Skeptical Dictionary entry about subjective validation
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