Abstract
Two studies were conducted to test the notion that members of outgroups would report more names for outgroups and for ingroups than members of ingroups. In the first study Black and Chicano students listed more names for themselves and for whites than did white students. In the second study female students listed more names for themselves and for males than did male students. Analysis of the most common names listed showed that in- and outgroups share use of many names but also have some names which are exclusive to their own group. It was suggested that the number of names listed by persons might be affected by intelligence or other personality variables. Further ideas for using the name listing method were proposed.
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