Experiencing Physical Warmth Promotes Interpersonal Warmth

Lawrence E. Williams, John A. Bargh

Has this study been replicated?

The atlas records 2 replications of this study. Recorded outcomes: 2 failed.

Replication of "Experiencing Physical Warmth Promotes Interpersonal Warmth" by, Lynott et al. (2014). Outcome recorded: failed. We did not replicate the effect in any individual laboratory or when considering the results of the three replications together (total N = 861). View paper
No Evidence that Experiencing Physical Warmth Promotes Interpersonal Warmth: Two Failures to Replicate Williams and Bargh (2008), Chabris et al. (2018). Outcome recorded: failed. we attempted to replicate both experiments in field settings with more than triple the sample sizes (128 and 177) and double-blind procedures, but found near-zero effects (r = –.03 and .02). View paper