Clothing Psychology

     On uniform day, many students in college put on their own uniforms, forming a special view in campus.

     Wearing a high school uniform, I feel that I am more energetic and naive as if I were still young~~ (Joyous)

(Put off the uniform and wear the casual clothes.)

     Ok, let’s discuss why do the clothes bring people such dramatic changes in our mind? (Sober)

     Research showed that a small change in our dressing causes a huge influence on impression of others. In one research, a psychology pretended a market researcher. Sometimes he interviewed passersby with a tie, while sometimes he didn’t. He found out that when he wore a tie, about 90% of strangers accepted the survey. However, only 30% of walkers were willing to accept his requirement while he didn’t wear a tie.

     Besides, psychologist Mark Frank discovered that clothing also changes our personality. He noticed that in the hockey game, players with black clothes tended to warm the bench (坐冷板凳) because of breaking the rules. 

     Therefore, he designed a weird experiment. He divided subjects into two groups randomly. One group put on black t-shirts, another group put on white t-shirts. Then Frank provided subjects a game list. Study pointed out that those in black t-shirts were inclined to choose violent games. However, those in with white t-shirts usually select placid games. It means that black clothes make people aggressive.

    

     Therefore, be careful to the person with black clothes beside you. Maybe he or she hit you with a hockey stick. (?)

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Source: Rip It Up: The Simple Idea that Changes Everything