The sentimental value of belongings, the attach-
ment we show to places in which we have spent
happy days, the thrill aroused by the name of some-
one we love, are all due to the former presence of
situations in which these symbols were incidental
features. The power of the symbols to call out these
conditioned emotional responses makes men more



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willing to pay taxes on their homes and gives men a
common interest in the symbolism of art, drama,
and fiction. The transfer of response to substituted
stimuli may also be due to a mere similarity between
the new stimuli and the old. It is hard for us to mu-
tilate the photograph of a friend, even though we
realize that it is a mere bit of paper. Because
women have learned to call little children "cute" or
"dear," any object that is a miniature duplicate of
something usually seen in large size is apt to be de-
scribed in these words. We hear such expressions
as, "What a dear little house," "What cute little
biscuits." The smallest entry in the dog show al-
ways has an attentive feminine audience.
