Powerful people rely more on gut feelings for decisions

People who have social power tend to rely a lot on their internal body cues when taking important decisions, suggests new research.

“Our research suggests that the powerful more strongly rely on gut feelings and internal cues when they make judgments about what they like, what is true, and what they should do,”

said lead researcher Karl-Andrew Woltin from Royal Holloway, University of London.

“Sometimes it is good to be in touch with your feelings. But sometimes this can lead people astray and result in suboptimal judgments,” Woltin explained.

The research looked at how the easiness of high power individuals’ motor actions impacted their judgments.

The findings are based on four experiments in which almost 400 people participated.

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