Embodied Cognition

Do the Clothes Make the Man (or Woman)?

Helene Pavlov, M.D. | Posted 05.09.2012

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Helene Pavlov, M.D.

Many health care workers wear a doctor's white lab coat even though they are not physicians. When asked as to why, they uniformly respond that the coat garners respect from patients and colleagues.

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Shivering Liberals, Parched Conservatives

Wray Herbert | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Political Psychology, Empathy, Social Perception Visceral States, Embodied Cognition, Visceral Heuristic, Social Cognition, Judging Visceral States of Dissimilar Others, Visceral States Dissimilar Others, Science News
Wray Herbert

Nobody thinks, "Democrats drink more water," or, "Republicans wear warmer clothes." Knowing someone's politics should not affect how cold or thirsty we think they are -- yet these results suggest that it does.

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Amy Lee

Fear Can Help You Appreciate Abstract Art: Study

HuffingtonPost.com | Amy Lee | Posted 02.18.2012

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The next time you're having trouble appreciating Jackson Pollock, try seeing a horror movie first. According to a new study, feeling fear may actua...

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Thinking Out of the Box: How Physical Experience Enhances Creativity

Wray Herbert | Posted 12.26.2011

Read More: Creativity, Embodied Cognition, Cognitive Flexibility, Fluency, Convergent Thinking, Divergent Thinking, Healthy Living Mind, Emotional Intelligence, Physical Creative Process, Physical Creativity, Healthy Living News
Wray Herbert

Something as simple as gesturing with alternate hands, or literally getting out of the box, may eliminate unconscious barriers that restrict thinking.

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Understanding The Air Guitar Itch

Art Markman, Ph.D. | Posted 07.16.2011

Read More: Goal Contagion, Embodied Cognition, Air Guitar, Emotional Wellness, Healthy Living News
Art Markman, Ph.D.

The next time you find yourself at a great concert, let your inner air musician fly. You're just reflecting the way your body wants to understand the music. And when the band tells you to clap, join in. You'll end up feeling much closer to everyone else in the crowd.

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How Your Sense Of Taste May Shape Your Moral Judgments

Wray Herbert | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Morality, Political Psychology, Embodied Cognition, Liberals, Conservative Brains, Liberal Minds, Conservative Minds, Liberal Psychology, Liberal Brains, Conservatives, Conservative Psychology, Flavor Morality, Flavor Moral Judgments, Flavor Judgments, Taste Judgment, Taste Morality, Taste Moral Judgments, Science, Healthy Living News
Wray Herbert

Conservative and liberal minds, it appears, may be fundamentally different psychologically, with conservatives much more sensitive to everyday triggers for physical disgust, and much more likely to commingle repulsion and moral judgment.

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The Psychology Of 'Purity'

Wray Herbert | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Psychological Science, Moral Psychology, Embodied Cognition, Moral Heuristics, Morality, Psychology Morality, The Inner Life, Healthy Living News
Wray Herbert

This is the first study to explore the physical embodiment of virtue. Soap and water can literally salve our guilt, and soften our moral judgments of others.

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A Good Week for Science (Or, What Eating Worms Reveals About Politics)

George Lakoff | Posted 05.25.2011

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George Lakoff

In one experiment, the strength of blink reflexes to unexpected noises was measured and correlated with degrees of reactions to external threats. Conservatives reacted considerably more strongly than liberals.

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