![]() warm) objects were less likely to assist an individual who had provided them with good service (positive social context), but more likely to assist an individual who had provided them with poor service (negative social context). Experiment 2 demonstrated the fully interactive effect of temperature and context on interpersonal warmth: Participants touching cold (vs. warm) objects were more willing to forgive a peer's dishonest behaviour. Experiment 1 showed that participants touching cold (vs. We conducted three experiments to demonstrate that the relationship between the experience of physical temperature and interpersonal outcomes is context dependent. In the current study, we thus examined whether physical coldness can also increase interpersonal warmth under certain circumstances. This well-documented link, however, tells only half of the story. The concrete experience of physical warmth has been demonstrated to promote interpersonal warmth.
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