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1. which may immediately create a negative stereotype in the employer’s mind

2. the name they were born with to a more glamorous one

3. choose names for your children which they will be happy later

4. that our name can have a direct eff ect on our personal happiness

5. were working harder to overcome negative attitudes towards their name

6. people associate a particular name with a stereotyped image

7. then compared their exam marks

“What’s in a name?,” asked Shakespeare’s Juliet. “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet,” she concluded; in other words that the name of a person is irrelevant. However, research by psychologists suggests A_______________.

Having a popular name, it seems, can make other people think you are intelligent and attractive even before they have met you. This is because, according to psychologist Dr Philip Erwin, В__________________.

However, having an unpopular name can have the opposite effect. “It can even affect your employment prospects,” says Dr Erwin. “Employers usually make up their mind within two minutes of a job interview. Part of that process is reading an applicant’s name on the CV, C_______________.”

As a result, according to Dr Erwin, people with less attractive names tend to work harder to get on in life. As part of his research, he rated the first names of 68 psychology students for attractiveness, and D_________________. He found that students with unpopular, oldfashioned names did significantly better (an average of more than 3 % higher marks). This suggested that they were aware that they had an unattractive name, and E_______________________ .

Names are considered to be “less attractive” or “more attractive”. Actors and pop stars certainly seem to take this into account and it is quite common for them to change F______________________. In the last ten years there has been a definite tendency among British parents to choose unusual or famous names.