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RE: Can we guess someone’s NAME just by looking at his or her FACE?
I'm a bit skeptic about this. I also picked "Dan", but could it be because the name was first in the list? Once it establishes a first association, our minds are very hard to change. I'm guessing it also has to do with how common a name is. A common name is more likely to get picked, and a person is more likely to actually have that name. It might also have to do with the synesthetic association of a persons's face shape and name sound or spelling. Just as in the "bouba / kiki" effect.
Obviously if a name suggests a location of origin or has social status history or it was trending as a baby name during a particular period it gives a lot of advantage, but I don't think its to the extend suggested.
Although I believe that the right name wasn't always the first on the list (that would be totally unprofessional), I agree with you that there are many factors affecting the reliability of such statistics.
Wow, thanks for mentioning the "bouba / kiki" effect, I haven't heard about it before and I find it really interesting! I would definitely call the sharper shape kiki and the rounder one bouba. I might even write an article about this effect. 😊
I found out about bouba and kiki when I was told (at an adult age) that I have synesthesia and that not everybody perceives letters and numbers as having specific colors or "sees" the yearly calendar revolve around their body. You know what, perhaps I should do a post about this too! :)
Well, having synesthesia, you could definitely add some personal flavor to the article! : )
What I meant was that I should write a post about synesthesia. It's not exactly the same thing because synesthetic experiences are distinct for each person, depending on what they first learned to associate, and associations can be pretty random. If you do write a post, let me know!
I've just published a post about bouba-kiki effect, feel free to check it out if it still interests you. : )
I will do, thanks! :) Sorry I only saw your comment now.