{"id":30408,"date":"2019-11-18T09:07:38","date_gmt":"2019-11-18T14:07:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/therapytoronto.ca\/news\/?p=30408"},"modified":"2019-11-18T18:09:37","modified_gmt":"2019-11-18T23:09:37","slug":"researchers-examine-the-spectrum-of-arrogance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/therapytoronto.ca\/news\/2019\/11\/researchers-examine-the-spectrum-of-arrogance\/","title":{"rendered":"Researchers examine the spectrum of arrogance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From the University of Missouri-Columbia press release:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p id=\"first\" class=\"lead\">On a first date, people focus on <strong>making a good first impression<\/strong>. But when someone <strong>brags about themselves constantly<\/strong>, that person is often exhibiting some level of <strong>arrogance<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"text\">\n<p>Throughout history, cultures and academia have described arrogance in different ways, such as ancient mythology when King Xerxes&#8217; fleet was ruined by his overconfident assessment of his force compared to the Greeks. Now, a team of psychology researchers at the University of Missouri is providing one of the first comprehensive literature reviews on arrogance, as well as a way to classify the condition on different levels across a spectrum, similarly to how autism is diagnosed. Nelson Cowan, a Curators Distinguished Professor of Psychological Sciences in the MU College of Arts and Science, organized a team of graduate students and two postdoctoral fellows to complete this project, something he had been working on for his entire career.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We were surprised at the limited amount of modern research we found on arrogance,&#8221; Cowan said of the group&#8217;s findings. &#8220;Furthermore, we found it didn&#8217;t all come from one specific area. So we created a one-stop resource to inspire further research, including, but not limited to, possible medical diagnoses of personality disorders.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The team acknowledges everyone seems to have some degree of arrogance, so in addition to the literature review, the researchers suggest a way to classify the <strong>different levels of arrogance<\/strong> a person could exhibit. The team devised a system that identifies <strong>three types of arrogance<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Individual arrogance<\/strong> &#8212; an inflated opinion of one&#8217;s own abilities, traits or accomplishments compared to the truth.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Comparative arrogance<\/strong> &#8212; an inflated ranking of one&#8217;s own abilities, traits or accomplishments compared to other people.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Antagonistic arrogance<\/strong> &#8212; the denigration of others based on an assumption of superiority.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The three levels provide a foundation for how arrogance could be described in the future.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our system cannot offer a complete scientific understanding, rather it is intended to provide an analytical perspective on arrogance to help guide future psychological research,&#8221; Cowan said. &#8220;It could be applied to all types of relationships, such as interpersonal relationships, or even dialogues between nations and political groups.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the University of Missouri-Columbia press release: On a first date, people focus on making a good first impression. 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