Popular Article Summary

1. Summary of Popular Article The article “Why Clingy People Feel Colder” by Maia Szalavitz focuses on how different people perceive temperature in certain situations. A group of volunteers were gathered and asked to complete an attachment style test to evaluate their level of clinginess before they could participate in the study. After these volunteers were tested they were either asked to think about a previous split between romantic partners or an unemotional ordinary event. With their memory in mind, the participants then filled out a survey form on the desirability of certain foods and drinks. These items could be warm such as coffee, tea, or soup, but also neutral in temperature like candy or crackers. The researchers found that the highly anxious participants had a clear desire for the hotter foods while there was no
Szalavitz clearly and thoroughly explains both studies done by Vess. Firstly, she starts by giving proper credit to the original authors. Then the popular article dives deeper into both of the studies Vess conducted. This shows that Szalavitz is not pulling information from several different sources to support a wild claim to write her article. The popular article then explains the procedures that were used to orchestrate Vess’ studies. After the reader has a clear understanding of both studies Szalavitz elaborated on the results of the experiments. She explained the findings in an understandable way while still keeping the information accurate. Finally, the popular article finishes up with connections to similar studies that relate stimulation of the senses to an emotional response. Concluding the article with her other connections and thoughts about the topic of study is important to making her article unique while still remaining accurate. Overall, Szalavitz wrote an interesting and easy to read article about Vess’