When People Feel Powerful, They Ignore New Opinions

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Keywords: PERSUASION POWER MESSAGE

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Source: Ohio State University

The study was published in a recent issue of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.


 

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Don't bother trying to persuade your boss of a new idea while he's feeling the power of his position – new research suggests he's not listening to you. "Powerful people have confidence in what they are thinking. Whether their thoughts are positive or negative toward an idea, that position is going to be hard to change," said a co-author of the study.


 

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