m42
10-26-2008, 03:22 AM
Time to update that old saying "cold hands, warm heart." New research shows touching something warm can make you feel and act more warmly toward others.
A study by Yale University scientists found that physical warmth can promote psychological warmth.
A study by Yale University scientists found that physical warmth can promote psychological warmth.
Whether someone is deemed to have a "warm" or "cold" personality makes a powerful first impression. That led Yale University scientists to wonder if physical warmth could promote psychological warmth, by subconsciously priming people to think better of others.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/10/23/warm.hands.study.ap/index.html
A study by Yale University scientists found that physical warmth can promote psychological warmth.
A study by Yale University scientists found that physical warmth can promote psychological warmth.
Whether someone is deemed to have a "warm" or "cold" personality makes a powerful first impression. That led Yale University scientists to wonder if physical warmth could promote psychological warmth, by subconsciously priming people to think better of others.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/10/23/warm.hands.study.ap/index.html