• Breaking rules makes you seem powerful
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[release] [b] When people have power, they act the part. Powerful people smile less, interrupt others, and speak in a louder voice. When people do not respect the basic rules of social behavior, they lead others to believe that they have power, according to a study in the current Social Psychological and Personality Science. [/b] People with power have a very different experience of the world than people without it. The powerful have fewer rules to follow, and they live in environments of money, knowledge and support. People without power live with threats of punishment and firm limits according to the research team lead by Gerben Van Kleef of the University of Amsterdam. Because the powerful are freer to break the rules—does breaking the rules seem more powerful? People read about a visitor to an office who took a cup of employee coffee without asking or about a bookkeeper that bent accounting rules. The rule breakers were seen as more in control, and powerful compared to people who didn't steal the coffee, or didn't break bookkeeping rules. Acting rudely also leads people to see power. People who saw a video of a man at a sidewalk café put his feet on another chair, drop cigarette ashes on the ground and order a meal brusquely thought the man was more likely to "get to make decisions" and able to "get people to listen to what he says" than the people who saw a video of the same man behaving politely. What happens when people interact with a rule breaker? Van Kleef and colleagues had people come to the lab, and interact with a rule follower and a rule breaker. The rule follower was polite and acted normally, while the rule breaker arrived late, threw down his bag on a table and put up his feet. After the interaction, people thought the rule breaker had more power and was more likely to "get others to do what he wants." "Norm violators are perceived as having the capacity to act as they please" write the researchers. Power may be corrupting, but showing the outward signs of corruption makes people think you're powerful. [/release] [url=http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-powerful.html]Source[/url]
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People who are generally loud, rude, and interrupt others make me think they're an asshole with some personal issue. Not that they're a powerful CEO contemplating their next business strategy.
[QUOTE=SwissArmyKnife;29955810]People who are generally loud, rude, and interrupt others make me think they're an asshole with some personal issue. Not that they're a powerful CEO contemplating their next business strategy.[/QUOTE] It's unconscious.
[QUOTE=SwissArmyKnife;29955810]People who are generally loud, rude, and interrupt others make me think they're an asshole with some personal issue. Not that they're a powerful CEO contemplating their next business strategy.[/QUOTE] That's because they usually are.
[QUOTE=SwissArmyKnife;29955810]People who are generally loud, rude, and interrupt others make me think they're an asshole with some personal issue. Not that they're a powerful CEO contemplating their next business strategy.[/QUOTE] Can they be both? [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/zj0kc.jpg[/IMG]
I personal don't like power because I don't like accountability. The only time I am likely to take charge of something is when nobody really has an idea about what they are doing and when I'm particulate confident in the role I'd be taking. There's some statistic that people with power are more likely to be psychopaths. Not sure how true that is because psychopath tests are generally about as accurate as online IQ tests, but I could see it being pretty likely.
[QUOTE=Pepin;29956205]I personal don't like power because I don't like accountability. The only time I am likely to take charge of something is when nobody really has an idea about what they are doing and when I'm particulate confident in the role I'd be taking.[/QUOTE] you need more testosterone
Wait, breaking social rules makes you seem powerful? Does that make autistic people Jesus or something?
[QUOTE=ProWaffle;29961133]Wait, breaking social rules makes you seem powerful? Does that make autistic people Jesus or something?[/QUOTE] Do you not know what autism is?
[QUOTE=BldrGyMnGy;29961381]Do you not know what autism is?[/QUOTE] Nobody on Facepunch knows what Autism is, they just blurt it out in different ways to make it sound like an insult.
[QUOTE=BldrGyMnGy;29961381]Do you not know what autism is?[/QUOTE] [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autism[/url] All the info needed is right here.
[QUOTE=conan96;29965719]Nobody on Facepunch knows what Autism is, they just blurt it out in different ways to make it sound like an insult.[/QUOTE] I have a brother with autism, not horrendously bad autism, but he's socially awkward, and his grammar and speaking skills suffer. Although, he is a god at remembering anything if he likes it (movies, video games, etc), he could watch a movie once and remember it ten years later and tell us everything that happened in detail.
[QUOTE=deathmog;29966250]I have a brother with autism, not horrendously bad autism, but he's socially awkward, and his grammar and speaking skills suffer. Although, he is a god at remembering anything if he likes it (movies, video games, etc), he could watch a movie once and remember it ten years later and tell us everything that happened in detail.[/QUOTE] I also have a younger brother with Autism. He's four as of now and cannot speak yet. He's still my brother though, so i'm always proud of him, speaking or not.
They're talking about the Trump Personality. I wouldn't let the guy lick my boots.
[QUOTE=Helix Alioth;29955612][release] [b] The rule follower was polite and acted normally, while the rule breaker arrived late, threw down his bag on a table and put up his feet. After the interaction, people thought the rule breaker had more power and was more likely to "get others to do what he wants.". [/release] [url=http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-powerful.html]Source[/url][/QUOTE] I'm sorry, but the rule breaker just sounds like a gigantic douchebag with daddy issues or "fuck the police" attitude. I wouldn't talk to him.
it's not a question of whether you think the arrogant asshole is a pleasant guy. it's whether you think they have power [editline]21st May 2011[/editline] i mean duh [editline]21st May 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=GeneralFredrik;29967281]I'm sorry, but the rule breaker just sounds like a gigantic douchebag with daddy issues or "fuck the police" attitude. I wouldn't talk to him.[/QUOTE] What are you sorry about?
Used to be a rule breaker at school but has time passed i became wiser and stuff and moved out of that stage.
[QUOTE=ThePuska;29967344]it's not a question of whether you think the arrogant asshole is a pleasant guy. it's whether you think they have power [editline]21st May 2011[/editline] i mean duh [editline]21st May 2011[/editline] What are you sorry about?[/QUOTE] Don't know.
I don't see it as powerful, just attention-grabbing and not to mention it makes me want to grab the nearest solid object and bash their heads in with it.
[QUOTE=SwissArmyKnife;29955810]People who are generally loud, rude, and interrupt others make me think they're an asshole with some personal issue. Not that they're a powerful CEO contemplating their next business strategy.[/QUOTE] What's the difference?
[img]http://oathkeepers.org/oath/wp-content/uploads/bill-oreilly.jpg[/img][img]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NdIjCWSfgGE/R7yKK1ROgEI/AAAAAAAAA0M/6nE7adwzJpA/s320/Bill+O%27Reilly.jpg[/img] It all makes sense now...
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