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It was a scientific experiment about the power of touch, the hypothesis being that the physical act of touching—a light friendly touch on the arm or hand that had none of the elements of the invasive, sexual advance—produced a positive reaction and elicited helpful, co-operative behaviour. The experiment was conducted in a busy part of the town, in which two matched groups were instructed to act as ordinary shoppers seeking some information about the time from those coming out of a phone booth, the first group to accompany the request with a slight, friendly touch of the arm, and the second to just make the request with no accompanying action. The results of the experiment showed that a significantly larger number of people responded more readily and in a friendlier manner when they were touched. Read on…