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TY - JOUR
T1 - Replication of “Experiencing physical warmth promotes interpersonal warmth” by Williams & Bargh (2008)
AU - Lynott, Dermot
AU - Corker, Katherine
AU - Wortman, Jessica
AU - Connell, Louise
AU - Donnellan, M. Brent
AU - Lucas, Richard
AU - O'Brien, Kerry S.
N1 - (c) 2014 Hogrefe Publishing. Distributed under the Hogrefe OpenMind License http://dx.doi.org/10.1027/a000001
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - We report the results of three high-powered, independent replications of Study 2 from Williams and Bargh (2008). Participants evaluated hot or cold instant therapeutic packs before choosing a reward for participation that was framed as a prosocial (i.e., treat for a friend) or self-interested reward (i.e., treat for the self). Williams and Bargh predicted that evaluating the hot pack would lead to a higher probability of making a prosocial choice compared to evaluating the cold pack. We did not replicate the effect in any individual laboratory or when considering the results of the three replications together (total N = 861). We conclude that there is no evidence that brief exposure to warm therapeutic packs induces greater prosocial responding than exposure to cold therapeutic packs.
AB - We report the results of three high-powered, independent replications of Study 2 from Williams and Bargh (2008). Participants evaluated hot or cold instant therapeutic packs before choosing a reward for participation that was framed as a prosocial (i.e., treat for a friend) or self-interested reward (i.e., treat for the self). Williams and Bargh predicted that evaluating the hot pack would lead to a higher probability of making a prosocial choice compared to evaluating the cold pack. We did not replicate the effect in any individual laboratory or when considering the results of the three replications together (total N = 861). We conclude that there is no evidence that brief exposure to warm therapeutic packs induces greater prosocial responding than exposure to cold therapeutic packs.
KW - embodied cognition
KW - temperature
KW - replication
KW - social cognition
U2 - 10.1027/1864-9335/a000187
DO - 10.1027/1864-9335/a000187
M3 - Journal article
VL - 45
SP - 216
EP - 222
JO - Social Psychology
JF - Social Psychology
SN - 2151-2590
IS - 3
ER -