The Winner Effect

This week another superb source of mind-blowing listening episodes: The Four Thought, BBC Radio 4.

“The Winner Effect”
Ian Robertson is Professor of Psychology at Trinity College, Dublin.
He argues that success and being a winner has an effect on us that is “as strong as any drug” – and so does that mean there is a neurological explanation to the old idea that power corrupts?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01m5nqr

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Listening “The Winner Effect” fourthought 29.08.2012

compelling ideas
(to) corrupt
(to) wither
light-hearted
(to) take office
an outing
a gag
a loosening-up strategy
(to) incinerate
a brief tenure
(to) wield power
mentally sharp
hardware upgrade
(to) ramp up
(to) sit on an interview panel
(to) see the wood for the trees
feel-good experiences
a common path
anti-anxiety drug
tantalised
cognitive functions
(to) foster sth
(to) embolden sm
a survival tool
(to) change sm for the better
a follow-on question
pushy
selfish
underlings
a tunnel vision
disinhibited
insensitive
bullying
an appetite for power
resistance to stress
a benevolent dictator
unbalanced
(to) chisel
a smartening effect
addictive
potent
(to) uphold power
acquiescence = tacit agreement
(to) reshape the brain
(to) reduce empathy
a tasteless joke
demeanor (US) = behaviour
(to) avoid a pitfall
(to) dull self-criticism
(to) hold power over sm