  Variable and function names are extremely important for program
comprehension. It is therefore also important to study how developers select
names. But controlled experiments on naming are hindered by the need to
describe to experimental subjects what it is they need to name. Words appearing
in these descriptions may then find their way into the names, leading to a bias
in the results. We suggest that this problem can be alleviated by using emojis
or other small graphics in lieu of key words in the descriptions. A replication
of previous work on naming, this time including such emojis and graphics,
indeed led to a more diverse and less biased choice of words in the names than
when using English descriptions.
