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Authoritative Jaywalkers

By Mark Shead 3 Comments

Did you know people are 3.5 times more likely to follow a jaywalker’s lead in crossing the street when the jaywalker is wearing a business suit?  The way you dress heavily influences how people perceive your authority.

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  1. Scott Mardis says

    March 17, 2009 at 8:35 am

    Did you know that 78% of all statistics are made up with no research to support them? :-)

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    • Mark Shead says

      March 17, 2009 at 10:23 am

      See the Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology, 51, 704-706 for the experiments.

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  2. Neal says

    March 17, 2009 at 11:24 am

    Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion is good book on stuff like this.

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