Illusory of control a generative force behind power's far reaching effects

Three experiments demonstrated that the experience of power leads to an illusion of personal control. Regardless of whether power was experientially primed (Experiments 1 and 3) or manipulated through roles (manager vs. subordinate; Experiment 2), it led to perceived control over outcomes that were...

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Main Authors: Fast, Nathanael J. (Author), Gruenfeld, Deborah H. (Author), Sivanathan, Niro (Author), aGalinsky, Adam D. (Author)
Format: Analytics
Language:English
Published: 2008.
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