Experimental examination of the effects of physical warmth on cognitive representations of self and other

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25780375
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Social psychology
• Research Institution: Teikyo University
• Principal Investigator: Oe Tomoko 帝京大学, 文学部, 准教授 (30422372)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 社会的認知 / 温度 / 身体 / 自己 / 潜在測度

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Humans and animals always perceive and monitor ambient and body temperature, and regulate them with or without consciousness. Previous studies have shown a positive association between perceived physical and interpersonal warmth. The direction of this association, however, may be reversed if people attribute a change in their body temperature to themselves. The central aim of this project is to test the perceived locus of temperature change as a moderator of the effects of physical warmth. Results obtained from our studies generally support this hypothesis.

Free Research Field

社会心理学