Size, skills, and suffrage: Motivated distortions in perceived formidability of political leaders.

Research shows that perception of physical size and status are positively associated. The current study was developed to replicate and extend earlier research on height perceptions of political leaders, indicating that supporters perceive their leaders as taller than non-supporters do, and winners a...

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Main Authors: Jill E P Knapen, Nancy M Blaker, Thomas V Pollet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5739394?pdf=render