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The effects of social vs. personal power on universal dimensions of social perception
The present study expands previous research on the effects of power on stereotyping by investigating the impact of two types of power (social power and personal power) on two universal dimensions of social perception; warmth and competence. Results from an experiment (N = 377) in which participants...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9845706/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36687895 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1050287 |
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description | The present study expands previous research on the effects of power on stereotyping by investigating the impact of two types of power (social power and personal power) on two universal dimensions of social perception; warmth and competence. Results from an experiment (N = 377) in which participants were randomly assigned to provide their impression of either (1) poor people or (2) rich people, suggest that the two types of power produce different effects on perceptions of warmth and competence. Personal power increased stereotype consistent perceptions of warmth whereas social power increased stereotype consistent perceptions of competence as well as agency, which was identified as a separate dimension. The pattern of results is discussed in view of previous work on power effects and stereotyping, and potential explanations and suggestions for future research are outlined. |
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spelling | pubmed-98457062023-01-19 The effects of social vs. personal power on universal dimensions of social perception Lai, Linda Front Psychol Psychology The present study expands previous research on the effects of power on stereotyping by investigating the impact of two types of power (social power and personal power) on two universal dimensions of social perception; warmth and competence. Results from an experiment (N = 377) in which participants were randomly assigned to provide their impression of either (1) poor people or (2) rich people, suggest that the two types of power produce different effects on perceptions of warmth and competence. Personal power increased stereotype consistent perceptions of warmth whereas social power increased stereotype consistent perceptions of competence as well as agency, which was identified as a separate dimension. The pattern of results is discussed in view of previous work on power effects and stereotyping, and potential explanations and suggestions for future research are outlined. Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-01-04 /pmc/articles/PMC9845706/ /pubmed/36687895 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1050287 Text en Copyright © 2023 Lai. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Psychology Lai, Linda The effects of social vs. personal power on universal dimensions of social perception |
title | The effects of social vs. personal power on universal dimensions of social perception |
title_full | The effects of social vs. personal power on universal dimensions of social perception |
title_fullStr | The effects of social vs. personal power on universal dimensions of social perception |
title_full_unstemmed | The effects of social vs. personal power on universal dimensions of social perception |
title_short | The effects of social vs. personal power on universal dimensions of social perception |
title_sort | effects of social vs. personal power on universal dimensions of social perception |
topic | Psychology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9845706/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36687895 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1050287 |
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