The effect of positive verbal strokes (warm fuzzies) on skin temperature was measured in an interview situation. Experimental subjects (N = 15) were interviewed by an examiner who gave them positive verbal strokes when they answered questions about school, hobbies, taste in clothes and demographic data. Control subjects (N = 15) were asked the same questions by the same examiner but no positive strokes were given for their replies. The females of the experimental group showed a significant increase in fingertip skin temperature whereas the control group showed no significant changes in skin temperature.
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