PowerPose Critique
Part 1: Read the following articles:
The Benefit of Power Posing Before a High-Stakes Social Evaluation [PDF] Click for more options The Benefit of Power Posing Before a High-Stakes Social Evaluation [PDF] – Alternative Formats
Power Posing: Brief Nonverbal Displays Affect Neuroendocrine Levels and Risk Tolerance [PDF] Click for more options Power Posing: Brief Nonverbal Displays Affect Neuroendocrine Levels and Risk Tolerance [PDF] – Alternative Formats
After reading these articles, you should complete the following questions (typed and double-spaced in a Word document):
Summarize each article (about a page and a half)
What was the purpose of the study?
What were the results of the study?
What are the implications of the study?
Two reflection paragraphs (about a page and a half, synthesizing the articles).
Your first reflection paragraph should be about the articles themselves.
What were the research methods?
How were the data analyzed? (take your best guess)
Who was studied in these studies?
Do you think anyone could understand these articles?
Was there anything missing?
Your second reflection paragraph should be an application to Communication Studies.
How can these articles inform your communication studies education and/or how you use communication in your future?
Could you use research methods like the ones presented in this article in other courses, with your friends, employers, etc.?
Do you think you could do a study similar to the one presented in this article?
Part 2: Watch Dr. Cuddy’s Ted Talk:
Your Body Language May Shape Who You Are [20:46]
Write a reflection (about a page)
What do you think about Dr. Cuddy’s research? What do you think about Dr. Cuddy’s presentation?