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Powerful people tend to think they're taller than they really are
A study published in the January edition of Psychological Science sheds
some light on why the so-called "Napoleon complex" has persisted
throughout history.
According to researchers from Washington University in St. Louis, powerful
people tend to think they're taller than they really are. The research is
based on a series of experiments that asked participants to estimate their
height after being guided through several scenarios. In one instance,
participants were asked to recall a time they had power over someone else
and then a time when someone else had power over them.
After telling each story, the participants were asked to estimate how tall
they were in relation to a pole set 20 inches higher than their actual
height. Researchers discovered that the estimates from the participants
who related stories about being in a position of power were always higher
on the pole than their actual height.
"Height is often used as a metaphor for power," Michael M. Duguid,
co-author of the study, said in a statement. "Powerful people 'feel like
the big man on campus,' and people 'look up to them.' We find that the
psychological experience of power may cause individuals to feel taller
than objective measurement indicates they really are."
Researchers also tested a version of this experiment that required
participants to pick a computer game avatar after telling stories of when
they were and were not in power, and found that the empowered volunteers
consistently chose taller avatars.
A final experiment, in which participants were asked to alternately
role-play as a manager and subordinate, produced the same findings: Those
in power felt they were taller.
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