While ample evidence supports an association between power and dominance, little is still
known about how temporary experiences of power influence the way people come to see …

A great deal of research has shown that dominant-looking faces are afforded power. In this
research, we tested the reverse link. As such, we examined whether knowledge of a target's …

A growing body of evidence suggests that there is a close link between power and self. The
sense of power could significantly affect the perceptions and judgments of self/others. For …

The current research examines the extent to which visual perception is distorted by one's
experience of power. Specifically, does power distort impressions of another person's …

Highlights•There are many points of intersection between social power and the self.•Recent
work sheds new light on how power shapes various forms of self-expression.•There are …

Face judgments of dominance play an important role in human social interaction. Perceived
facial dominance is thought to indicate physical formidability, as well as resource acquisition …

People's sense of power is often a more crucial determinant of their behavior than their
actual level of power. In this paper, we suggest that individuals may perceive themselves as …

We investigate both similarities and differences between dominance and strength judgments
using a data-driven approach. First, we created statistical face shape models of judgments of …

Past research has demonstrated a causal relationship between power and dominant
behavior, motivated in part by the desire to maintain the social distinctiveness created by …

It is commonly assumed that judgments of dominance from faces partly rely on implicit
judgments of bodily strength. In two studies, we demonstrate such a relation for both …