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Ideas galore: Examining the moods of a modern caveman

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 April 2004

Peter Totterdell
Peter Totterdell*
Affiliation:
Institute of Work Psychology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S10 2TN, Englandhttp://www.sheffield.ac.uk/~iwp
*
p.totterdell@sheffield.ac.uk
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Abstract

A self-experiment by Roberts found that watching faces on early morning television triggered a delayed rhythm in mood. This surprising result is compared with previous research on circadian rhythms in mood. I argue that Roberts' dual oscillator model and theory of Stone-Age living may not provide the explanation. I also discuss the implications of self-experiments for scientific practices.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 27 , Issue 2 , April 2004 , pp. 272 - 273
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2004

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