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name-letter effect: a standalone construct

One name. One construct. A landmark on the map.

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name-lettereffect1 CONSTRUCTName-letter effectNUTTIN · SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

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Social psychology

people prefer the letters in their own name over other letters, without awareness that ownership drives the preference.

In social psychology, name-letter effect refers to people prefer the letters in their own name over other letters, without awareness that ownership drives the preference. This meaning comes from Nuttin (1985) in European Journal of Social Psychology.[1]

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awareness3 fields · 5 citationsjingle · one word, three constructspreference4 fields · 7 citationsjingle · one word, four constructsownership4 fields · 5 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs

References

  1. Nuttin, J. M. (1985). Narcissism beyond Gestalt and awareness: The name letter effect. European Journal of Social Psychology, 15(3), 353-361. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.2420150309

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