Clothing and cognitive function
- A study showed that lab coats are associated with attention and care.
- Another experiment showed that people who wore lab coats performed better on attention tests than those wearing painters' coats.
- People who receive compliments when they wear certain items of clothing may feel more liked and influential when they wear that item of clothing.
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