Murder or not? Cold temperature makes criminals appear to be cold-blooded and warm temperature to be hot-headed.

Temperature-related words such as cold-blooded and hot-headed can be used to describe criminal behavior. Words associated with coldness describe premeditated behavior and words associated with heat describe impulsive behavior. Building on recent research about the close interplay between physical an...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Christine Gockel, Peter M Kolb, Lioba Werth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4005741?pdf=render