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The Psychology Of Power
http://indi.ca/2010/02/the-psychology-of-power/ (indi.ca)
Jonah Lehrer wrote about an interesting study on power, and hypocrisy. Basically, people were split into high and low power groups. The high power group tended to cheat more (at dice) and simultaneously moralize more. In other studies people tended to behave the most like 'assholes' (and I quote) when they were in a position of power and isolated from other people, and thus empathy. Basically, power makes people more selfish, probably because they can get away with it without the usual social checks and balances. "Berkeley psychologist Dacher Keltner has found that, in many social [ ... ]
Source: Kottu.Org
published: 2010-02-02 03:16:38 ( 24 months ago )fetched: 2010-02-02 04:15:32 ( 24 months ago )
Jonah Lehrer wrote about an interesting study on power, and hypocrisy. Basically, people were split into high and low power groups. The high power group tended to cheat more (at dice) and simultaneously moralize more. In other studies people tended to behave the most like 'assholes' (and I quote) when they were in a position of power and isolated from other people, and thus empathy. Basically, power makes people more selfish, probably because they can get away with it without the usual social checks and balances. "Berkeley psychologist Dacher Keltner has found that, in many social [ ... ]
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