There was no external funding of this study, and no financial interests to declare. When asked to estimate their own intelligence, most people will say they are above average , even though this is a statistical improbability. This is a normal, healthy cognitive bias and extends to any socially desirable trait such as honesty, driving ability and so on. In a recent study , my colleagues and I explored how consistently men and women estimated their own intelligence or IQ intelligence quotient.
The names of animals, when used to refer to people, are not neutral. Fox is a word that has not just one positive anthropomorphized quality, but two: cleverness and attractiveness. Smoldering look not required. So, Petty had the nickname because of his age and graying hair.
And how would he fit in? And what has he been doing for the last 30 years? To say Terry Silver is larger-than-life is, frankly, an understatement. He's almost a cartoon version of what a karate film villain would look like.