A series of three pretests and three tests were carried out at the University of Kiel, Federal Republic of Germany, to evaluate the affective meanings of 108 first names, second names, and name combinations. For this purpose a concept-specific semantic differential was developed. A close similarity between these results and those of the intercultural tests of the Osgood group was noted; the three main factors resembled E, P, and A.
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