Interesting ChatGPT prompt

In 1948, Bertram Forer gave each of the 39 students in his psychology class a personal psychological profile based on their test results. He asked them to score it out of 5 for how close it was to their own assessment of their personality. The average was 4.3.

Then he told them that every profile was the same:

1. You have a great need for other people to like and admire you.
2. You have a tendency to be critical of yourself.
3. You have a great deal of unused capacity which you have not turned to your advantage.
4. While you have some personality weaknesses, you are generally able to compensate for them.
5. Your sexual adjustment has presented problems for you.
6. Disciplined and self-controlled outside, you tend to be worrisome and insecure inside.
7. At times you have serious doubts as to whether you have made the right decision or done the right thing.
8. You prefer a certain amount of change and variety and become dissatisfied when hemmed in by restrictions and limitations.
9. You pride yourself as an independent thinker and do not accept others' statements without satisfactory proof.
10. You have found it unwise to be too frank in revealing yourself to others.
11. At times you are extroverted, affable, sociable, while at other times you are introverted, wary, reserved.
12. Some of your aspirations tend to be pretty unrealistic.
13. Security is one of your major goals in life.

He made the list up of random snippets from the astrology section of a few magazines he picked up on the way to work.

So, now you know that a) we're all pretty much the same deep down, and b) astrology is just a scam that exploits this sameness.

In 1948, Bertram Forer gave each of the 39 students in his psychology class a personal psychological profile based on their test results. He asked them to score it out of 5 for how close it was to their own assessment of their personality. The average was 4.3.

Then he told them that every profile was the same:

1. You have a great need for other people to like and admire you.
2. You have a tendency to be critical of yourself.
3. You have a great deal of unused capacity which you have not turned to your advantage.
4. While you have some personality weaknesses, you are generally able to compensate for them.
5. Your sexual adjustment has presented problems for you.
6. Disciplined and self-controlled outside, you tend to be worrisome and insecure inside.
7. At times you have serious doubts as to whether you have made the right decision or done the right thing.
8. You prefer a certain amount of change and variety and become dissatisfied when hemmed in by restrictions and limitations.
9. You pride yourself as an independent thinker and do not accept others' statements without satisfactory proof.
10. You have found it unwise to be too frank in revealing yourself to others.
11. At times you are extroverted, affable, sociable, while at other times you are introverted, wary, reserved.
12. Some of your aspirations tend to be pretty unrealistic.
13. Security is one of your major goals in life.

He made the list up of random snippets from the astrology section of a few magazines he picked up on the way to work.

So, now you know that a) we're all pretty much the same deep down, and b) astrology is just a scam that exploits this sameness.

An interesting post, Damo. But I don't believe that we're all pretty much the same deep down, as I dont agree with many of those statements. Probably most of the students were not autistic?

Here are my responses:

1. Disagree. I only need 1 person to like me, don't care about anyone else.

2. Agree. (but most autistic people are very self critical)

3. No idea, how does one know if one has "unused capacity"?

4. Is difficulty making and keeping friends a "personality weakness"? I can't compensate for that.

5. Dunno what "sexual adjustment" is - no problems there for me.

6. I aim to be disciplined & self controlled, but my worry & anxiety keep taking over

7. Yes, I have often had doubts if I did the right thing - isn't that more an autistic than NT thing though?

8. I only prefer change if I can see a benefit, and it's under my control or I'm well informed about what's going to happen

9. Not accepting others' statements without satisfactory proof is an autistic thing, isn't it? Or perhaps perceptions of "proof" vary?

10. Most of us learn not to reveal too much to others. But for some it's a control mechanism, and for others it's self protection

11. Depends on situation. Autistic people can appear affable and.extroverted in their own home or a safe environment, with people they trust.

12. Most people have dreams of doing stuff that's out of their reach.

13. I've never really chased "security" - I've always looked for interesting experiences, entertainment, and things that make me feel happy & relaxed.

So.I actually agree with less than half of those statements.

Sorry Damo, but I don't understand the relevance of your post about astrology, or at least in this context.