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So you thought all you had to do to shine at a meeting was strike a pose ?  Not exactly, according to newswise.com. Striking a power pose before an important meeting or interview is not going to boost your confidence or make you feel more powerful, says an Iowa State University researcher. "The concept of power posing – think of a Wonder Woman stance – gained popularity after a 2010 study reported that people who adopted an expansive physical pose decreased cortisol levels (an indicator of stress ), increased testosterone levels and felt more powerful and willing to take risks. However, Marcus Credé, an associate professor of  psychology  at Iowa State, says there is not a single study to support the claims that power posing works," writes the web site. Researchers were criticized because the results could not be replicated. In 2018, the researchers responded to critics by presenting an updated analysis of their own research and other studies on power posing to ...