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People who feel warm coffee view strangers as friendlier.
A 2008 study by Williams and Bargh suggested that holding a hot beverage increases the perception of a stranger's warmth, but subsequent attempts to replicate these findings have failed.
This finding is a prominent example of the replication crisis in psychology and is not considered a robust or reliable phenomenon.
Your first impressions are often based on your physical state.
Where this comes from
- Study
- Williams and Bargh, 2008, Experience of physical warmth promotes interpersonal warmth
- What the check found
- While the 2008 study did report these findings, they failed to replicate, making the claim scientifically contentious rather than established fact.
- Confidence
- Solid, with limits
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