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We have seen that power corrupts by somehow stimulating a series of behavioural changes in individual perception; that these changes involve a complex interaction between individual psychological processes and social structures, and that such changes occur beneath the awareness of the affected individual. If we are to extend this insight, and move towards the identification of the actual mechanisms by which power corrupts, we need to understand more about how the mind constructs meaning. In this, we are much aided by recent developments in the fields of cognitive psychology and neurobiology.
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Blaug, R. (2010). Individual Cognition. In: How Power Corrupts. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230274853_4
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