Metaphors such as icy stare depict social exclusion using cold-related concepts; they are not to be taken literally and certainly do not imply reduced temperature. Two experiments, however, revealed that social exclusion literally feels cold.

Cold and Lonely Does Social Exclusion Literally Feel Cold? Chen-Bo Zhong and Geoffrey J. Leonardelli PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE Research Report University of Toronto ABSTRACT - Metaphors such as icy stare depict social ex-clusion using cold-related concepts; they are not to be taken literally and certainly do not imply reduced tem-perature.

Sep 15, 2008 · Research on Seasonal Affective Disorder has focused on the idea that lack of sunlight during winter results in feelings of depression in normally healthy people. The current study indicates that the cold temperatures may also contribute to feelings of sadness and isolation felt during the winter months.

Sep 1, 2008 · Cold-blooded loneliness: social exclusion leads to lower skin temperatures. These studies corroborate recent findings in the field of grounded cognition revealing that concrete experiences ground abstract concepts with which they are coexperienced and show a systemic interdependence among language, perception, and social proximity.

Psychologists Chen-Bo Zhong and Geoffrey Leonardelli from the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management wanted to test the idea that social isolation might generate a physical feeling of...

In two experiments, we found that people literally felt cold (Experiment 1) or preferred warm food (Experiment 2) when they experienced being socially excluded, regardless of whether such experience was induced through recalling past experience or participating in a virtual interaction.

Aug 13, 2016 · “That Cold and Lonely” is the third track off of Ka’s eight album “Honor Killed The Samurai. The unusual beat samples Yusef Lateef’s ” Symphonic Blues Suite: Fourth Movement ...

When we hear somebody described as "frosty" or "cold", we automatically picture a person who is unfriendly and antisocial. There are numerous examples in our daily language of metaphors which...

Sep 16, 2008 · When we speak of icy stares, frosty receptions and cold shoulders, we invoke feelings of isolation and unfriendliness. But cold and solitude are more than just metaphorical bedfellows; a new...

Oct 1, 2008 · Two experiments, however, revealed that social exclusion literally feels cold. Experiment 1 found that participants who recalled a social exclusion experience gave lower estimates of room...