Ideas galore: Examining the moods of a modern caveman.
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.
Totterdell
Peter
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Institute of Work Psychology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S10 2TN, England p.totterdell@sheffield.ac.uk http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/~iwp.