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Annotated Bibliography, Zodiac Signs and Personalities
April Best
PSY 101:
Introduction to Psychology
Prof. Carmilla Solomon
11/13/2016
THE ZODIAC SIGNS AND PERSONALITIES
The Zodiac Signs and Personalities
In times long before Christianity, we have been looking to the planets and the stars for
answers. The zodiac signs have long been thought responsible for our personalities all depending
on the day, location, time, and planetary alignment. A Capricorn, for example, may hear “Oh
you’re a Capricorn huh? That would explain your drive to be the best at everything you do” or
“Now it makes sense why you are never willing to admit when you are wrong.” The 12 months
of the year are divided into 12 zodiac signs, and each zodiac sign has been given their
personalized set of “guidelines” as to how their personalities are. There are many among us who
believe that the zodiac signs play a valid part in our personalities. Some people are skeptics and
believe it to be a coincidence when we portray the description, while others are convinced that
the description of their zodiac sign fits their character perfectly due to the planets alignment
when they were born.
Science has shown more times than not that there is not a connection
between zodiac signs and our personalities.
Why is it that we have been using the stars and planetary alignment for centuries and
astrology is not considered to be scientific? I will start with what science is. Science is the
systematic study of a topic through experimentation and observation. The study must prove to be
able to be duplicated consistently. Even though we see the stars and planets duplicate their
locations, we are not able to consistently duplicate the behaviors of humans based only on their
zodiac calendars. Many experiments have been done to prove/disprove that the zodiac signs
effect our behaviors.
In 1977 Nicholas Hume of Northside Community Health Center in Roswell Georgia, and
Gerald Goldstein of Veterans Administration Hospital in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania conducted a
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test based on the hypothesis bases on the various features of an individual’s astrological chart,
their personal characteristics can be predicted. 196 college age subjects performed the MMPI and
the Leary Interpersonal Check List. Subjects were divided into groups of extreme and non-
extreme test scores. There was a total of 632 comparisons made and evaluated (Hume &
Goldstein, 1977). This clinical study extracted astrological information of the subjects, including
their exact time of birth, date, and birth place. Astrological charts for each subject were created.
