I believe (?) this reference has been mentioned on TIPS before, but see the following article for some funny examples of name-occupation matches (but perhaps also an inadvertent warning against the danger of "anecdata"):
Casler, L. (1975). Put the blame on name. Psychological Reports, 36, 467-472. ....Scott ________________________________________ From: Allen Esterson [[email protected]] Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 2:22 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] What's in a name? Is it possible that, in a few cases at least, one's name influences one's career choice? (This could loosely be said to be a psychological question. :-) ) I'm led to this rather frivolous suggestion by the names of two of the leading judges of England and Wales: Igor Judge is the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales. John Laws is a Lord Justice of Appeal. Allen Esterson Former lecturer, Science Department Southwark College, London [email protected] http://www.esterson.org --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13509.d0999cebc8f4ed4eb54d5317367e9b2f&n=T&l=tips&o=2018 or send a blank email to leave-2018-13509.d0999cebc8f4ed4eb54d5317367e9...@fsulist.frostburg.edu This e-mail message (including any attachments) is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this message (including any attachments) is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please contact the sender by reply e-mail message and destroy all copies of the original message (including attachments). --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=2021 or send a blank email to leave-2021-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
