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Friends turn mental mountains into molehills

Posted by John Lampard on Tuesday, 17 June, 2008 to the comment subset

Marvin Gaye and Diana Ross could have told us this years ago: "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" Simone Schnall at the University of Plymouth, UK, and her colleagues asked students to estimate the steepness of a hill by tilting a board to match its slope. Students with a friend nearby assessed the hill at 10 to 15 per cent less steep compared with those who were alone during the ... Read full entry

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