Research links physical temperature to social behaviour

IT may be no coincidence so many relationships start with an invitation to “come in for a coffee”, new research suggests.

A study found that merely holding a hot coffee cup leads a person to see others as more generous and caring.

Researchers also discovered that warm hands make people more inclined to give than to receive.

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