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Posturehigh reliabilityobvious

Expanded/Power Posture

Taking up more space with spread limbs and erect posture.

DominanceConfidenceAggression

Visual Description

Arms spread, legs apart, chest out, taking up maximum space.

Duration: sustainedVisibility: obvious

How to Observe

  • Note context - appropriate or excessive
  • Check for accompanying aggression signs
  • May be deliberate power display

Context Matters

  • •Territory/dominance display
  • •Can increase own confidence
  • •May be threatening to others
  • •Common in competitive situations

Common Misinterpretations

  • ⚠May be habitual confidence
  • ⚠Can be deliberately performed
  • ⚠Not always aggressive intent

Signal Clusters

Dominance Display Cluster

Power and territorial signals

Expanded/Power PostureChin Raise/JuttingSteepled Hands

Significance: Person asserting dominance or authority

Quick Info

Primary Signal
Dominance
Body Region
🧍Posture
Reliability
high
Duration

sustained

Visibility

obvious

Related Cues

Chin Raise/Jutting

Opposite Signals

Hunched/Raised Shoulders