Is there a scientific basis for constellations? Why does everyone believe it?

There is no scientific basis. People think that these constellations are widely described, and most people rely on those descriptions. Often when we look at the constellation analysis, we will subconsciously put the analyzed words in our own thinking, and over time we really feel that the constellation analysis is too accurate.

As early as 1948, psychologist bertram Fowler discovered a phenomenon through experiments: when describing a person with some common, vague and extensive adjectives, people tend to accept these descriptions easily and think that they are talking about themselves.

Constellations describe people's personality, and often use Barnum effect to put some universally applicable descriptions on a specific constellation. People who see these descriptions usually just marvel at "Wow, how accurate!" But I didn't realize that these descriptions actually apply to other constellations.

For example, although Big Ben has never recited any constellations, after learning about Barnum effect, whenever someone asks me about my horoscope, I will also ask the other person's horoscope in response and say, "Then you must be very kind but sensitive. People who don't know you think you are cold and difficult to get close to, but when you really get familiar with it, you will find that you are actually very easy to get along with. "

At this time, most people will nod and say yes, thinking that my analysis is very accurate. But in fact, no matter what constellation the other person is, I will say so. Of course, not all descriptions of constellations are universal, and some constellations also have very distinctive characteristics.