A recent article in the journal Science has apparently gone unnoticed on TiPS though it has relevance to psychology and teaching. The abstract is provided below:
|Experiencing Physical Warmth Promotes Interpersonal Warmth |Lawrence E. Williams and John A. Bargh |Science 24 October 2008: Vol. 322. no. 5901, pp. 606 - 607 |DOI: 10.1126/science.1162548 | |"Warmth" is the most powerful personality trait in social judgment, |and attachment theorists have stressed the importance of warm physical |contact with caregivers during infancy for healthy relationships in adulthood. |Intriguingly, recent research in humans points to the involvement of the |insula in the processing of both physical temperature and interpersonal |warmth (trust) information. Accordingly, we hypothesized that experiences |of physical warmth (or coldness) would increase feelings of interpersonal |warmth (or coldness), without the person's awareness of this influence. |In study 1, participants who briefly held a cup of hot (versus iced) coffee |judged a target person as having a "warmer" personality (generous, caring); |in study 2, participants holding a hot (versus cold) therapeutic pad were |more likely to choose a gift for a friend instead of for themselves. http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/322/5901/606 I wonder if one would get the same effect with warm beer? -Mike Palij New York University [email protected] --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
