Bertram Forer | |
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| Born | Bertram Robin Forer 24 October 1914 Springfield, Massachusetts |
| Died | 6 April 2000 (aged 85) Ventura, California |
| Alma mater | University of Massachusetts Amherst University of California, Los Angeles (MA, PhD) |
| Known for | Barnum effect |
Bertram R. Forer (24 October 1914 – 6 April 2000) was an American psychologist best known for describing the Forer effect, sometimes referred to as subjective validation.[1]
- ^ Death notice Archived 2011-01-29 at the Wayback Machine UMassMag, Winter 2001