In psychology, embodied cognition refers to the strong connection between a person's physiological experience and psychological state. Physiological experience can activate the psychological state. In this process, the body provides content and pathways for the feeling, and is in the environment, so that the body, cognition and environment form a unified whole.
There is often such a state in our lives. When we are in a hot and noisy environment, our mood is irritable and angry; when we are in a comfortable and quiet environment, our mood is happy and happy; when we are in a cold environment, our mood is low and listless.
There is a small study in psychology that allows you to bite the pen holder with your teeth and persist for ten seconds and ask you to hold the pencil with your teeth and persist for ten seconds. Which set of actions do you think will bring you positive emotions?
The answer is the first type. Because the first way you have a mouth shape that is closer to a smile, the second way you will frown slightly unconsciously. This is also in daily life. We think that people who raise their heads and chests will show more confidence than people who hold their chests and hunchbacks.
Based on the "hot coffee effect", we can learn that physical temperature can not only affect our psychological temperature and emotions, but also change our attitudes and behaviors towards the outside world.
Therefore, we can adjust our hot and cold needs according to the temperature of the surrounding environment to regulate our bad emotions.
For example, give yourself a cup of hot coffee when you are depressed, or give yourself a cup of cold drink when you are irritable and hot, and keep a smiling posture during the interview for several minutes to enhance your self-confidence.
