Height, social comparison, and paranoia: an immersive virtual reality experimental study.

Mistrust of others may build upon perceptions of the self as vulnerable, consistent with an association of paranoia with perceived lower social rank. Height is a marker of social status and authority. Therefore we tested the effect of manipulating height, as a proxy for social rank, on paranoia. Hei...

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Main Authors: Freeman, D, Evans, N, Lister, R, Antley, A, Dunn, G, Slater, M
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2014