Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Why That Hot Cup of Coffee May Prime You to Feel Warmly Toward Someone

New research helps to explain the unconscious phenomenon that causes the context of information to change the way we think or behave.

The behavior is called “priming,” scientists have had difficulty understanding it fully.

For example, researchers found that hearing words associated with ageing people to walk more slowly, or holding a hot cup of coffee while talking to another person heightens feelings of interpersonal warmth.

In a paper published in Perspectives on Psychological Science, psychologists Drs...


Reposted by:
Charles R. Davenport, Psy.D.
Licensed Psychologist
Charles R. Davenport, Psy.D., LLC.

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