Larger than life: humans' nonverbal status cues alter perceived size.

Social dominance and physical size are closely linked. Nonverbal dominance displays in many non-human species are known to increase the displayer's apparent size. Humans also employ a variety of nonverbal cues that increase apparent status, but it is not yet known whether these cues function vi...

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Main Authors: Abigail A Marsh, Henry H Yu, Julia C Schechter, R J R Blair
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-05-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2682645?pdf=render