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Priming & Exposure
Entry #0726
Why holding a warm drink makes a stranger seem warmer
Physical warmth from a held cup primes interpersonal warmth, causing the brain to rate a stranger more favourably before any social information is even processed.
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The hidden part
#0726
A warm cup heats up social judgement before the mind knows it happened. The stranger did nothing warmer — the coffee did.