2014 Merchandise & Miscellaneous News Archives

June 1, 2014: Wearing a Superman T-Shirt Boosted Student's Test Performances

Superman T-Shirt A study has shown that students who wore a Superman T-Shirt while sitting for exams performed better and felt stronger and smarter.

    Students were put through mental ability tests and found that those wearing plain t-shirts gained an average of 64 per cent compared with those in Superman t-shirts who scored an average of 72 per cent.

    Professor Karen Pine, from the department of Psychology at the University of Hertfordshire, said: "When wearing a Superman t-shirt the students rated themselves as more likeable and superior to other students.

    "When asked to estimate how much they could physically lift, those in a Superman t-shirt thought they were stronger than students in a plain t-shirt, or in their own clothing."

Read the complete report at the Telegraph.co.uk website.

The results of the study have been published in Professor Pine's new ebook "Mind What You Wear: The Psychology of Fashion" available from our Online Store.



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