Size, skills, and suffrage: Motivated distortions in perceived formidability of political leaders
Jill E. P. Knapen; Nancy M. Blaker; Thomas V. Pollet · 2017 · PLoS ONE
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Abstract
Research shows that perception of physical size and status are positively associated. The current study was developed to replicate and extend earlier research on height perceptions of political leaders, indicating that supporters perceive their leaders as taller than non-supporters do, and winners are perceived as taller after the elections, while losers are perceived as shorter after the elections (winner/loser effects). Individuals use greater height and strength as indications of greater physical formidability. We hypothesized that in-group leaders' height and strength, but not weight, woul
Abstract by Jill E. P. Knapen; Nancy M. Blaker; Thomas V. Pollet, PLoS ONE (2017) — licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Metadata source: OpenAlex · DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0188485