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UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Academic – UNF – Master of Arts in General Psychology; ambient room temperature
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Climatic Influences On Social Cognition, Tyler Joel Swartz
Climatic Influences On Social Cognition, Tyler Joel Swartz
UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations
The effects of ambient room temperature on social cognition were examined in the current study. This study included 202 participants who completed a computer-based survey consisting of eight items measuring participants’ self-perception and desired social dynamics. I included these constructs because they serve to empirically examine the claims put forth by the Socio-Relational Framework of Expressive Behavior (Vigil, 2009). Participants completed the survey in experimental settings with the ambient room temperature ranging from 67.8 °F to 77.2 °F. I identified several important relationships that support the current theoretical framework, such as the differential desire for either affiliative or avoidant social …