February 28, 2012

Easy-to-Pronounce Name Makes Person Likable?

Dave Mosher, Wired


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Though it might seem impossible, and certainly inadvisable, to judge a person by their name, a new study suggests our brains try anyway.

The more pronounceable a person’s name is, the more likely people are to favor them.

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