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Reactions to Sept. 11 Attacks: How Power Influences Interpretation

August 11, 2009 by

A newly completed study of public reaction to the Sept. 11 attacks concludes that people in positions of power, from government officials to managers working on Wall Street to military personnel, tended to interpret the events in more abstract terms and with more certainty and positivity than ordinary individuals.