The Neural Bases of Status-Based Influence:

Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World

DavidMelamed¹ 

关键词: expectation states;    influence;    social neuroscience;    status;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2378023117709695

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

Status characteristics theory provides a theoretical explanation for why social status promotes social influence in collectively oriented task groups. It argues that status differences produce differences in expectation states, which are anticipations of task-related contributions. Those with an expectation advantage are more influential, contribute more often to group discussions, and so on. The authors conducted the first experimental test of status characteristics theory while participants were in a magnetic resonance imaging machine. This permitted the measurement of neural activity in brain regions found to be associated with processing social status. The results indicate that neural activity does not explain the effect of status on behavior.

【 授权许可】

CC BY