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CHARACTERISTICS ASSOCIATED WITH CHRISTIAN NAMES
Author(s) -
SHEPPARD D.
Publication year - 1963
Publication title -
british journal of psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.536
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2044-8295
pISSN - 0007-1269
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8295.1963.tb00872.x
Subject(s) - psychology , social psychology
An experiment is described in which subjects were asked to associate personal characteristics with christian names. For several of the names used, there was marked agreement that particular characteristics were apposite. Possible explanations for this are discussed.