Embodying Power

Garrison, Katie; Tang, David; Schmeichel, Brandon J.

doi:10.1177/1948550616652209

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“…In recent times several social priming/embodied effects came under scrutiny, e.g., cleanliness priming (Johnson et al, 2014), elderly priming (Doyen et al, 2012) or power posing (Garrison et al, 2016; online databases tracking their recent replications are PsychFileDrawer.org and CurateScience.org). Overall, we do not concur with the position that the effects of embodied cognition are in general doubtful.…”

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White Lies in Hand: Are Other-Oriented Lies Modified by Hand Gestures? Possibly Not

2017

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Previous studies have shown that the hand-over-heart gesture is related to being more honest as opposed to using self-centered dishonesty. We assumed that the hand-over-heart gesture would also relate to other-oriented dishonesty, though the latter differs highly from self-centered lying. In Study 1 (N = 79), we showed that performing a hand-over-heart gesture diminished the tendency to use other-oriented white lies and that the fingers crossed behind one’s back gesture was not related to higher dishonesty. We then pre-registered and conducted Study 2 (N = 88), which was designed following higher methodological standards than Study 1. Contrary, to the findings of Study 1, we found that using the hand-over-heart gesture did not result in refraining from using other-oriented white lies. We discuss the findings of this failed replication indicating the importance of strict methodological guidelines in conducting research and also reflect on relatively small effect sizes related to some findings in embodied cognition.

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White Lies in Hand: Are Other-Oriented Lies Modified by Hand Gestures? Possibly Not

2017

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“…The preregistration format, rather than inhibiting scientific discovery or exploration, actually then points researchers to the next direction for their research, while at the same time making it clear to the reader that such obtained effects were exploratory and not confirmatory. Prior to our special issue, there were other attempts to replicate the power pose effect (Garrison, Tang, & Schmeichel, 2016;Ranehill et al, 2015). Ranehill et al could not replicate the effect on hormonal level, but found the manipulation to influence felt power.…”

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Power poses – where do we stand?

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Cesario

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Comprehensive Results in Social Psychology

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“…It also increased participants’ testosterone levels – the hormone associated with dominance – and decreased afternoon cortisol levels, the hormone associated with responsiveness to stress. After performing the high power poses, participants also engaged in more risky gambling behavior (Carney et al, 2010, however, the latter two effects were not replicated (Ranehill et al, 2015; Garrison et al, 2016). In line with the associated meaning interpretation, Cesario and McDonald (2013) found the effects of expansive power poses on risk-taking behavior only when the poses were performed in a social context: when participants watched photographs of other people while holding the poses.…”

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“…In addition, assuming expansive poses elicited feelings of power in Western participants, but not in East Asian participants (Park et al, 2013). In some studies, performing ‘power poses’ did not influence psychological sense of power (e.g., Garrison et al, 2016). …”

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Yoga Poses Increase Subjective Energy and State Self-Esteem in Comparison to ‘Power Poses’

2017

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Research on beneficial consequences of yoga focuses on the effects of yogic breathing and meditation. Less is known about the psychological effects of performing yoga postures. The present study investigated the effects of yoga poses on subjective sense of energy and self-esteem. The effects of yoga postures were compared to the effects of ‘power poses,’ which arguably increase the sense of power and self-confidence due to their association with interpersonal dominance (Carney et al., 2010). The study tested the novel prediction that yoga poses, which are not associated with interpersonal dominance but increase bodily energy, would increase the subjective feeling of energy and therefore increase self-esteem compared to ‘high power’ and ‘low power’ poses. A two factorial, between participants design was employed. Participants performed either two standing yoga poses with open front of the body (n = 19), two standing yoga poses with covered front of the body (n = 22), two expansive, high power poses (n = 21), or two constrictive, low power poses (n = 20) for 1-min each. The results showed that yoga poses in comparison to ‘power poses’ increased self-esteem. This effect was mediated by an increased subjective sense of energy and was observed when baseline trait self-esteem was controlled for. These results suggest that the effects of performing open, expansive body postures may be driven by processes other than the poses’ association with interpersonal power and dominance. This study demonstrates that positive effects of yoga practice can occur after performing yoga poses for only 2 min.

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Embodying Power

Cited by 51 publications

References 26 publications

White Lies in Hand: Are Other-Oriented Lies Modified by Hand Gestures? Possibly Not

White Lies in Hand: Are Other-Oriented Lies Modified by Hand Gestures? Possibly Not

Power poses – where do we stand?

Yoga Poses Increase Subjective Energy and State Self-Esteem in Comparison to ‘Power Poses’

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