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Have you ever had an experience where you meet someone new, learn their name and think to yourself, "Wow, they really look just like their name!" What does this mean, exactly? Scientists are suggesting that humans tend to associate people's names with their appearance, and can even guess someone's name based on how they look.

Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel collected thousands of photos of people faces. They labeled (贴标签)each photo with four names. Then, they asked volunteers to guess which of the four names was correct.

The volunteers were able to guess the right name 38 percent of the time. It seems that humans are able to recognize certain characteristics of faces that can give them clues (线索)about someone's name, Reader's Digest reported.

However, this only works when we're looking at names within our own culture. In addition, the volunteers were not as good at guessing the real names of people who use nicknames (昵称) more often than their real names. This shows that a person's appearance is affected by their name only if they use it often.

This kind of face- -name matching happens because of a process of self-fulfilling prophecy(自我实现预言), as we become what other people expect us to become," Ruth Mayo from the university told science news website EurekAlert.

Previous studies have shown that gender and race (种族)stereotypes (刻板印象)can affect a person's appearance. The researchers believe there are also similar stereotypes about names. For example, people tend to think that men named Bob should have rounder faces because the word itself looks round,people may think that women named rose are beautiful. They expect them to be delicate and feminine, just like the flower they are named for.

1.What does the passage mainly tells?

A.People can guess others' names based on their appearance.

B.A person's appearance can be affected by three factors.

C.There are several ways to guess a stranger's name.

D.It's not polite to ask strangers about their names.

2.Dr. Ruth Mayo thinks some people look like their names because of ________.

A.racial stereotypes B.their unique culture

C.a self-fulfilling prophecy D.their living environment

3.According to the passage, men named Bob are expected to ________.

A.wear glasses B.have big eyes C.look beautiful D.have round faces

4.What do we know from this research?

A.Nicknames have a bigger influence on people's appearance.

B.Gender and race have no influence on a person's appearance.

C.The volunteers guessed nearly four names correctly out often.

D.People are good at recognizing the different characteristics of faces.

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