@InformationBot0 @donalddhoffman Ex: take two men of equal size. Give one a firearm. The one with the firearm will be perceived as physically taller and more muscular. The brain favors relevancy to survivor over accuracy to reality. Don’t you want it to?
See some of Dan and Colin's other papers for more evidence of the Formidability Representation Hypothesis: https://t.co/Lh1tBTCQbX https://t.co/wDgwQrp00A https://t.co/QCiVYJwBqB
@joshtybur @szasulja @R_Thaler @rorysutherland @rkurzban @dsznycer @EvPsychDeb @leorhackel And eg Dan Fessler’s work (loads studies) on how perception of opponent’s size is altered by threat (more threatening eg weaponised opponents perceived as larger tha
Bro @JayStylus, Ms. Elson is very busy right now, but here's a related study published in a peer-reviewed journal: http://t.co/vmX1akbFFN
Bro @JayStylus, Ms. Elson is very busy right now, but here's a related study published in a peer-reviewed journal: http://t.co/vmX1akbFFN
Weapons make the man (Larger)? A thought-provoking study... http://t.co/uoENqJ4qso
Weapons make the man (Larger)? A thought-provoking study... http://t.co/uoENqJ4qso
Weapons make the man (Larger)? A thought-provoking study... http://t.co/uoENqJ4qso
Men and Guns: Weapons Make the Man (Larger): Formidability Is Represented as Size and Strength in Humans http://t.co/1LsJVuAK RT @PLOS
@MotherJones Studying perception of people holding weapons (published in PLOS ONE http://t.co/9QEm8p8J) is hardly irrelevant to defence
Oldenberg raygun museum redux, from an academic paper: http://t.co/jZmAujxT http://t.co/pBwFjB8z
Weapons Make the Man (Larger): Formidability Is Represented as Size & Strength in Humans http://t.co/21OAzKDC
Weapons Make the Man (Larger): Formidability Is Represented as Size & Strength in Humans http://t.co/ORcSjFM9
#PLoS: Weapons Make the Man (Larger): Formidability Is Represented as Size and Strength in Humans http://t.co/IYkNsTRo Anthropology as dodo.
"Weapons Make the Man" Note: This work was supported by the United States Air Force Office of Scientific Research http://t.co/a60exH3q
Study from UCLA finds men with guns perceived to be larger than those holding caulk, drill or saw. http://t.co/Bko0EKwC
Weapons Make the Man (Larger): Formidability Is Represented as Size & Strength in Humans http://t.co/Nvcas6vX
Weapons Make the Man (Larger): Formidability Is Represented as Size & Strength in Humans http://t.co/MLgwOjp2
Weapons Make the Man (Larger): Formidability Is Represented as Size and Strength in Humans http://t.co/j34wQs0r
[κάπως έτσι δηλαδή] Weapons Make the Man (Larger): Formidability Is Represented as Size and Strength in Humans http://t.co/Jio0Ebzj
PLoS1: The camera may add 5 pounds, but the gun adds 2 inches (twss!): http://t.co/WtgnXG9t
So afterall having the biggest one matter... http://t.co/fmpwSqeh wonder if it applies to intelligence, esp. machiavellian
Män som håller vapen ser större ut. Ankor i sjömanskostymer ser påklädda ut. http://t.co/OAoSKc2J
“@mocost: Knowing someone has a gun or a lg kitchen knife makes others perceive them as taller, larger and stronger http://t.co/2v1zT35u”
Knowing that someone has a gun or a large kitchen knife makes others perceive them as taller, larger and stronger http://t.co/3DYn0XcE