Does Power Always Corrupt? Well, It Depends on...

We review two psychological experiments in this video and try to answer the question -- does power always corrupt?

Galinsky, A. D., Gruenfeld, D. H., & Magee, J. C. (2003). From power to action. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 85(3), 453-466.

DeCelles, K. A., DeRue, D. S., Margolis, J. D., & Ceranic, T. L. (2012). Does Power Corrupt or Enable? When and Why Power Facilitates Self-Interested Behavior. Journal of Applied Psychology, 97(3), 681–689.

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[RandomVex]

"Power doesn't always corrupt, but it does reveal" cool quote to remember

[seresanmihai]

Looking for something else, got here by chance. Good information, video editing skills need more work, but I subscribed. I'm quite curious how this channel will look in one year time. Good job, man.

[TheMirohesham]

Very good research and presentation. I commend you.

[jluna]

Wait why wouldn't you move the fan its annoying you? I doesn't hurt no one either.

[bruggeman]

Funny how the studies directly contradict what we see in real life. I wonder how different the studies would have been if finances, real or imagined, would affect the results...

[felixbenitez]

Power Doesn't Corrupt!

Power is not this evil sentient force that convinces you to do bad things. When people claim that money/power is corrupt it is an indication on how in denial they are.

They believe that people are not evil without a reason. They believe something makes them evil. So they blame drugs, the devil, power, video games, television shows etc., for the corruption of society.

Blaming power is like blaming a gun for a mass shooting. Who do you blame? The gun or the person who uses it? The knife or the person holding the blade?

The rock or the person grasping the stone? The alcohol or the person behind the wheel of a vehicle Blaming power is like blaming spoons for making you fat. Even powerless people do bad things. The same people with power do good things.

Your positions in society do not define who you are, but your actions do. You can own $228 billion, or be a government figure or an actor, and still be a humbler person.

Evil has no gender, no age, no race. Anyone is capable of committing evil. Regardless of  race or gender or age. Poor, Rich or Middle Class anyone is capable of committing evil.

So blaming power is an act of ignorance to deny reality.