Frank N Willis

Biographic Data

ID4232426
NAMEFrank N Willis
GIVEN NAMESFrank N
FAMILY NAMEWillis
SIGNATUREWILLIS F N
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Missouri–Kansas City
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS13
TOTAL CITATIONS37
AUTHOR COUNT13
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1969
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR1994
H-INDEX4

  • Names Associated with Attractiveness

    Open AccessFrank N Willis, Michael HendersonARTICLEPsychological Reports1994

    Desirable names have been shown to be related to a variety of positive characteristics. The present study was designed to assess agreement on names associated with attractiveness. Participants listed five names which they associated with each of the following: attractive females, attractive males, unattractive females, and unattractive males. With the exception of the name Michael for attractive males, there was little evidence of agreement for a…

  • Singles ads: Gender, social class, and time

    Open AccessFrank N Willis, Roger Carlson et al.ARTICLESex Roles1993Cited by: 14References: 2

  • Given Names, Social Class, and Professional Achievement

    Open AccessFrank N Willis, Lois A Willis et al.ARTICLEPsychological Reports1982

    Previous research has shown that persons with unusual given names were more likely to have problems in personal and social adjustment. In the present study, given names were recorded for 2300 residents of high and low income areas and for 4000 professionals. Unique given names were more frequent for women, for the poor, and for blacks, and infrequent in the professions. The highest percentage of names not found in the professions occurred among t…

  • Interpersonal Touch among Residents of Homes for the Elderly

    Open AccessChristine M Rinck, Frank N Willis et al.ARTICLEJournal of Communication1980

    Christine M. Rinck, Frank N. Willis, Jr., Larry M. Dean; Interpersonal Touch among Residents of Homes for the Elderly, Journal of Communication, Volume 30

  • Pedestrian behavior and communication research

    Open AccessMELE KONEYA, Frank N Willis et al.ARTICLEJournal of Communication1980

    Mele Koneya, Frank N. Willis, Jr., Joseph A. Gier, David E. Smith; Pedestrian behavior and communication research, Journal of Communication, Volume 30, Iss

  • Stepping Aside: Correlates of Displacement in Pedestrians

    Open AccessFrank N Willis, Joseph A Gier et al.ARTICLEJournal of Communication1979

    Complex patterns of both power and gallantry may determine who yields to and defers to whom

  • Invasion of Personal Space as a Function of Age, Sex, and Race

    Open AccessLarry M Dean, Frank N Willis et al.ARTICLEPsychological Reports1976

    Reactions to the invasion of personal space in terms of age, sex, and race of the invaders were investigated. Children, grouped by sex (male and female), race (black and white), and age (5, 8, and 10 yr. old), invaded the personal space of 192 adults grouped by sex (male and female) and race (black and white). The six types of behavioral responses were: avoidance, aggression, exploratory behavior, facilitative behavior, excess motor activity, and…

  • Touch interactions in junior high students in relation to sex and race

    Frank N Willis, Dennis L Reeves et al.ARTICLEDevelopmental Psychology1976Cited by: 8References: 1

  • Development of tactile patterns in relation to age, sex, and race

    Frank N Willis, Gale E HofmannARTICLEDevelopmental Psychology1975Cited by: 7

  • Initial interaction distance among individuals equal and unequal in military rank

    Larry M Dean, Frank N Willis et al.ARTICLEJournal of Personality and Social…1975Cited by: 3

  • Trust in Children as a Function of Race, Sex, and Socio-Economic Group

    Open AccessJohn Wubberhorst, Samuel Gradford et al.ARTICLEPsychological Reports1971

    Trust was assessed for 880 school children employing a method in which the children might choose to aid or not to aid a young male E who was a stranger to them. Boys were more likely to trust E and blacks were less likely to trust a white E than were white children but even less likely to trust a black E. The results were interpreted in relation to urban crime statistics indicating that the victims of crime are poor and black and that the crimina…

  • In a Medical School Psychology Is Black

    Open AccessMartha Burge, Michael M Burgess et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Social…1970

  • Conformity under Deceptive and Non-Deceptive Techniques

    Open AccessCharles J O''Leary, Charles J O'Leary et al.ARTICLESociological Quarterly1970Cited by: 5References: 8

    (1970). Conformity under Deceptive and Non-Deceptive Techniques. The Sociological Quarterly: Vol. 11, No. 1, pp. 87-93