A 2008 Study Examining the Experience of Physical Warmth on the Promotion

question 44

Multiple Choice

A 2008 study examining the experience of physical warmth on the promotion of interpersonal warmth found:

• A) there was no difference in gift choice between those who held a warm or cold therapeutic pad.
• B) those who held a cold therapeutic pad were more likely to choose a gift for a friend rather than take one for themselves.
• C) those who held a warm therapeutic pad were more likely to choose a gift for a friend rather than take one for themselves.
• D) those who held a warm therapeutic pad were less likely to choose a gift for a friend and took a gift for themselves instead.

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