The psychology of power: Neurological and psychosomatic markers of control
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Kent
Department Name: Sch of Psychology
Abstract
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People |
ORCID iD |
| Mario Weick (Principal Investigator / Fellow) |
Publications
Wilkinson D
(2010)
Feeling socially powerless makes you more prone to bumping into things on the right and induces leftward line bisection error.
in Psychonomic bulletin & review
Weick M
(2010)
How long will it take? Power biases time predictions
in Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
Strelan P
(2014)
Power and revenge
in British Journal of Social Psychology
Weick M
(2016)
Walking blindfolded unveils unique contributions of behavioural approach and inhibition to lateral spatial bias.
in Cognition
Mario Weick (author)
Changing the past : power alters person memory
| Description | The post-doctoral fellowship enabled me to pursue several lines of research, mostly focusing on the physiological underpinnings of power and the consequences for decision making. One illustrative finding was that power-holders are more optimistic in their plans, often underestimating the time and effort it takes to complete tasks. |
| Exploitation Route | The findings are currently informing risk management in the financial sector (esp. insurance) and in the public sector. |
| Sectors | Financial Services, and Management Consultancy,Government, Democracy and Justice |
| URL | https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mario_Weick |
| Description | This fellowship was focused on training and career development. On the back of the training obtained during the fellowship, I have set up a psychophysiology laboratory, and an immersive virtual reality laboratory at the University of Kent, where undergraduate and postgraduate students acquire unique research skills. Some of the findings that emerged from work carried out during the fellowship have fed into reports commissioned by the financial services industry (esp. insurance) and the research council. This work had led to a heightened interest in behavioural science in the sector. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2009 |
| Sector | Education,Financial Services, and Management Consultancy,Healthcare,Other |
| Impact Types | Societal,Economic |
| Description | ESRC Co-Investment Grant |
| Amount | £21,326 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Economic and Social Research Council |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | |
| Description | Economic and Social Research Council Training and Networking Grant |
| Amount | £32,239 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | ES/H008071/1 |
| Organisation | Economic and Social Research Council |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 08/2009 |
| End | 10/2011 |