McGinley, Lefevre and McGinley (1975)

McGinley, Lefevre and McGinley (1975)

1. Aim

   • To see the effect of open and closed posture when having a conversation

2. Method

   • Confederate approached individuals in a social setting and had conversations with them
     • Half of the conversations the confederate adopted an open posture
       • Other half - confederate adopted a closed posture
         • Afterwards, the experimenter asked the individuals what they thought of the confederate

3. Results

   • Open posture - friendly and attractive
     • Closed posture - unfriendly and less attractive

4. Conclusion

   • Posture that someone adopts will make a difference to how much they are liked

5. Evaluation