Mike Palij wrote: > |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 > | > [....]|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? > >
I always wondered why schools insisted on overheating classrooms... rooms that will be filled with dozens, or even hundreds, of 150-lb, nearly-100-degree bodies. Now I know. How thoughtful of them. :-) Chris -- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada 416-736-2100 ex. 66164 [email protected] http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ ========================== --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
