Sounds and Choices (11-09-23)
Chatterjee, Mishra, and Mishra link decisions made to the first letter of the decider’s last name; their findings may tie to sound familiarity or bonding and be applicable more broadly. The Chatterjee-lead team share that “Nominative determinism manifests as a preference for a profession or city to live in that begins with the same letter as a person’s own name. . . .