CULTURAL INFLUENCES ON NUMBER PREFERENCES: CHRISTMAS AND GRADING SYSTEMS.

People consistently prefer numbers associated with themselves (e.g., birth dates) over other numbers. We argue that such number preferences are also shaped by cultural influences, such as customs regarding the day on which Christmas is celebrated and customs regarding ranking of numerals used in nat...

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Published in:	Psychological Record Vol. 63; no. 1; pp. 185 - 192
Main Authors:	Stieger, Stefan, Krizan, Zlatan
Format:	Article
Published:	Springer Nature Winter2013
Subjects:	Grading of students Sociocultural factors Social factors Educational tests & measurements Christmas
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