Have you ever been extremely nice while holding a cup of warm tea? Well, studies shows that while holding something warm or being warm makes people feel more generous. In the 24 October issue of Science Magazine suggests that people that are warm are more favorable and nicer than people who are cold. Many sayings such as "Cold Eyes" show that someone is selfish and rude. On the other hand, the saying "Warm Heart" means that someone is nice and sweet. This is exactly what scientists have found in this study. The first experiment conducted by psychologist Lawrence Willams, asked 41 undergraduates to hold a hot or cold cup of coffee and were told a short summary of "Person A". They were to rate "Person A"'s personality. Those holding hot cups were had more nice rates than those holding cold cups. Experiment 2 had 53 participants holdong hot or cold therapeutic pads for a period of time. At the end they were told they would get a "reward" that they were able to keep or a voucher for a friend. 54% of those holding a hot pad chose a voucher for a friend and only 25% of those holding a cold pad chose the voucher. These studies show that when someone is feeling warm, they have a warm heart as well.
I believe that these studies are correct. Many people who are drinking hot tea or holding it have been nicer to me. I think that doing this study was wonderful because many people might not believe that holding something warm will warm your heart as well. These studies have been done in a great way to learn whether or not this is true. When holding something warm, you will warm your body and while warming your body you will fully warm your heart. Now when you are not feeling so nice, drink a warm cup of tea.
Article-http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2008/1023/2
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