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embodied cognition
Holding a warm drink makes you view people warmly.
A 2008 study reported that physical warmth might increase interpersonal warmth, but subsequent independent, higher-powered studies failed to replicate this effect.
The finding is not currently considered a reliable, established psychological phenomenon.
You interpret character based on the physical sensations you feel.
Where this comes from
- Study
- Williams & Bargh (2008), Science
- What the check found
- While the 2008 study made these claims, they are not considered robust or replicable science in the current literature.
- Confidence
- Solid, with limits
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