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Ten months old toddlers are able to infer dominance relations between simple geometric objects by observing relative confidence and forcefulness in the object's movements.<ref>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21273490</ref> Since babies exhibit this behavior before socialization could have taken place and since one can observe similar behaviors throughout the animal kingdom, one can only conclude that such behaviors are innate rather than [[social constructionism|cultural]]. | Ten months old toddlers are able to infer dominance relations between simple geometric objects by observing relative confidence and forcefulness in the object's movements.<ref>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21273490</ref> Since babies exhibit this behavior before socialization could have taken place and since one can observe similar behaviors throughout the animal kingdom, one can only conclude that such behaviors are innate rather than [[social constructionism|cultural]]. | ||
Subtle poses like nods, arms behind head, [[manspreading]] and certain facial expressions are also signals of confidence and status.<ref>https://doi.org/10.1037%2F0022-3514.66.2.398</ref><ref>https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.evolhumbehav.2007.05.002</ref> This observation underlies the [[ | Subtle poses like nods, arms behind head, [[manspreading]] and certain facial expressions are also signals of confidence and status.<ref>https://doi.org/10.1037%2F0022-3514.66.2.398</ref><ref>https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.evolhumbehav.2007.05.002</ref> This observation underlies the [[virgin vs. Chad]] meme. Showing skin is a dominance signal, especially regarding looks, for both men and women, as it exposes skin smoothness and muscle tone to the judgement of others and hence signals confidence in one's expectation to receive positive judgements. | ||
Related to confidence is [[cool|coolness]] as well as [[stoicism]]. | Related to confidence is [[cool|coolness]] as well as [[stoicism]]. | ||