"name-letter effect" meaning in English

See name-letter effect in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: name-letter effects [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} name-letter effect (plural name-letter effects)
  1. (psychology) The tendency of people to prefer the letters in their name over other letters in the alphabet. Categories (topical): Biases, Psychology
    Sense id: en-name-letter_effect-en-noun-dSSWIKvM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences

Inflected forms

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