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, Daniel, Evans, Nicole, Lister, Rachel, Antley, Angus, Dunn, Graham, Slater, Mel
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Elsevier/North-Holland Biomedical Press 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4067741/