The Influence of Christian Name Stereotypes on the Marking of Children's Essays

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ID5264077
AuthorsPhilip G Erwin (Manchester University), Avraham Calev (University of Manchester)
Year1984
Volume54
Issue2
Pages223-227
Publication date1984-06-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBritish Journal of Educational Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0007-0998 • E-ISSN: 2044-8279
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.2044-8279.1984.tb02583.x
OpenAlexW2039809228
LanguageEN
Citations received25

It is argued that previous name stereotype research has been one-sided in focusing solely on stimulus characteristics. This study attempted to improve this situation by taking into account the christian name stereotype of both the subject and stimulus figure. Subjects marked six essays each supposedly written by a different stimulus figure. A 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 ANOVA (male vs. female subjects × attractively named vs. unattractively named subjects × male vs. female stimulus figures × attractively named vs. unattractively named vs. unnamed stimulus figures) showed only two significant effects, for attractiveness of the subject's name (P = 0.031) and for attractiveness of the name of the stimulus figure (P = 0.005). This latter effect showed a significant linear trend (P < 0.005) with unattractively named stimulus figures receiving lower marks than unnamed stimulus figures who in turn received lower marks than attractively named stimulus figures. The results were related to the general literature on social relationships and the need for further integrative research was stressed

Attractiveness · Cognitive psychology · Developmental psychology · Physical attractiveness · Psychoanalysis · Stimulus (psychology) · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology

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