A double-blind test of astrology
Shawn Carlson · 1985 · Nature
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Summary
Pre-registered double-blind test in which professional astrologers, working with full natal charts, performed at chance when matching charts to subjects' California Psychological Inventory profiles.
How this source is used on the map
The most-cited rigorous test of literal-prediction astrology; the result is null and has not been overturned by subsequent replications.
Citation record
- Authors
- Shawn Carlson
- Year
- 1985
- Publication
- Nature
- Source type
- Journal article
- Map role
- context
- Credibility level
- primary
- Citation status
- Verified
- DOI
- Not recorded
- PubMed
- Not recorded
- Not recorded
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