in conjunction with Anti-Bullying Day, Ikea conducted an experiment where they had people give encouraging words to one plant and insults / bullying words to another. The results show that the encouraged one stayed healthy while the bullied one wilted.
Just wondering what people think of this, especially anyone who is a botanist or other well-informed scientist. Is it really possible that the bullying words could have harmed the plant, or was this a spurious result based on low sample size, possibly unconscious difference in treatment by the experimenters, etc.?
https://www.boredpanda.com/ikea-expe...-jessica-ones/