> > Rutchick and his co-authors found that wearing clothing that’s more > > formal than usual makes people think more broadly and holistically, > > rather t

> > Rutchick and his co-authors found that wearing clothing that’s more > > formal than usual makes people think more broadly and holistically, > > rather than narrowly and about fine-grained details. > > I've certainly never experienced this; I've experienced quite the opposite, in fact! > > So I suspect that there are some important confounding factors involved! Numbers aren't available in the abstract, but I suspect that Rutchick et al's sample set was sufficiently large - at least compared to your sample size (of one). There may be confounding factors, but more data, less anecdote, would be required to substantiate the counter-claim.