Warm Up to Someone New, Hold On to Something Hot - PakTribune

I knew there was a reason I disliked winter! ;)

Warm Up to Someone New, Hold On to Something Hot - PakTribune:

"It appears that the effect of physical temperature is not just on how we see others, it affects our own behavior as well,' Bargh says. 'Physical warmth can make us see others as warmer people, but also cause us to be warmer—more generous and trusting—as well.'

The researchers were able to conclude from the findings that holding a hot cup of coffee even for less than 30 seconds can alter the way you see others. The testers noticed that the students who held the hot cup of coffee on the elevator were more sociable and easier to talk to while the iced coffee holders had less interaction with others"