Citation

McDonough C, Palmerio-Roberts R, de Gordon MT. Natl. Soc. Sci. J. 2020; 55(1): 14-22.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, National Social Science Association)

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Abstract

This study looked at attributions made about an individual based solely on his/her name. Participants read an abstract written by a target person and were then asked to answer questions about the target. Although the abstracts were identical, the target's name varied based on gender (male/female) and race/ethnicity (White, Black, Hispanic, Asian). Significant differences were found in judgments of IQ, income, writing ability, and likeability, depending on the target's implied race/ethnicity and gender. Targets with Black and Hispanic names received consistently lower ratings than those with White and Asian names. This research has important implications across a wide variety of sectors, including education in which the growing trend is online.

Language: en