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Researchers find lower grades given to students with surnames that come later in alphabetical order (phys.org)
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As graders go on grading, their comments become more frustrated and their good-will becomes much sloppier. At least that's the hypothesis to explain this. Researchers found the reverse effect on graders who sorted in reverse-alphabetical order.

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[-] MBM@lemmings.world 25 points 7 months ago

I wonder just how big of a difference your place in the alphabetic order makes in general, because it appears everywhere in life

[-] isles@lemmy.world 11 points 7 months ago

It was enough for me to change my last name to "Aaaamazing"

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