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  • Psychology
  • Cognitive Science
  • Social Psychology

Background:

  • Understanding the cognitive effects of power is crucial due to the significant impact of powerful individuals' decisions.
  • Existing research suggests a complex relationship between power and cognitive processes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To synthesize recent empirical findings on how power influences cognitive functioning.
  • To explore the mechanisms through which power enhances cognition, such as controlled processing, executive functions, and abstract thinking.

Main Methods:

  • Review and synthesis of recent empirical research on power and cognition.
  • Analysis of findings related to controlled processing, executive functioning (inhibition, working memory, cognitive flexibility), and abstract thinking.

Main Results:

  • Power enhances controlled processing, particularly intentionality.
  • Power improves executive functioning, including inhibition, working memory, and cognitive flexibility.
  • Power promotes abstract thinking, potentially enhancing executive functions through this mechanism.

Conclusions:

  • High-power individuals exhibit enhanced cognitive functions, including executive functions, likely due to their more abstract thinking.
  • Greater social distance and reduced cognitive vigilance associated with power may explain these cognitive enhancements.
  • Further research is needed to differentiate the effects of subjective power versus objective control on cognition.