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Social power reduces the consequences of cognitive inconsistency in a Stroop task

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Powerful people are more resistant to social or normative influence (e.g. Lammers et al., 2015). Cognitive inconsistency is characterized by contradictory cognitions simultaneously activated and is associated with unpleasant feelings (e.g. Proulx et al., 2012). As opposed to consistency, inconsistency is socially undesirable and devalued (e.g. Sénémeaud et al., 2016). We assume that feeling powerful could limit the consequences of contradictory experiences and increase the level of cognitive tolerance to inconsistency. In a pre-registered study (N = 257), participants were randomly assigned to one of the two conditions determined by a social power induction (powerful vs. powerless), then performed a classical Stroop task. Incongruent condition is used as a cognitive inconsistency experience. After that, participants completed a cognitive dissonance thermometer and the PANAS. Finally, participants provided sociodemographic informations. Results indicated no effect on emotion. But, power manipulation impact the Stroop interference : F(1,243) = 5.73, p = .017, ղ² = .023. Stroop interference was lower in the powerful (M = 169, E.T = 234) than in the powerless condition (M = 238, E.T = 217). Being powerful would allow a better ability to manage inconsistency. In the light of past research, it could reflect the ability of powerful people to be more focused on their goal and capable to ignore distractors in their environment, leading to a lower impact of inconsistent information.

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Psychologie
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hal-04327510 , version 1 (06-12-2023)

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Chloé Touzé, Peggy Chekroun, Jean-Baptiste Légal. Social power reduces the consequences of cognitive inconsistency in a Stroop task. 19th General Meeting of the European Association of Social Psychology, Jun 2023, Cracovie, France. ⟨hal-04327510⟩
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