Amy Cuddy
FeSi i--i
Adaptive
Status: Pending
Juan E. Sandoval - May 22, 2023
Last Edited: August 7, 2026
Contributors: Peter J. Foy
Amy Cuddy is a social psychologist known for her research on power posing and how body language influences confidence. Her 2012 TED Talk became one of the most‑viewed ever, popularizing the idea that adopting expansive postures can shift mindset. Cuddy’s work explores presence, nonverbal behavior, and performance under pressure. Though some findings faced replication challenges, she remains a prominent voice in applied psychology, writing and speaking about resilience, self‑belief, and behavioral science.

ENERGETICS

J: Rigidity
29/35
P: Fluidity
4/35
Pe: Proactive Fluidity
14/35
Pi: Reactive Fluidity
2/35
Je: Proactive Rigidity
25/35
Ji: Reactive Rigidity
18/35
Pe Ji Je Pi 8 15 22 30

STYLES

Fi-Te: Candid
6/63
Ti-Fe: Measured
48/63
Ni-Se: Grounded
Ne-Si: Suspended
35/56
Alpha Beta Gamma Delta

EMOTIONS

Eu:
Eg:
FA:
9/21

SIGNAL DATA

Judgment

R-1 Rigid Posture:
7/7
R-2 Body Centric:
7/7
R-3 Punctuated Motions:
7/7
R-4 Vertical Movements:
4/7
R-5 Subordinate Fluidity:
4/7

Je Articulator

PR-1 Head Pushes:
7/7
PR-2 Head Shakes:
7/7
PR-3 Shoulder Shrugs:
PR-4 Fluent Articulation:
4/7
PR-5 Projecting Hands:
7/7

Ji Compass

RR-1 Poised Receding:
2/7
RR-2 Disengaging Eyes:
4/7
RR-3 Exerted Pushes:
4/7
RR-4 Momentum Halting:
4/7
RR-5 Meticulous Hands:
4/7

Perception

F-1 Fluid Posture:
F-2 Eye Centric:
F-3 Gliding Motions:
F-4 Horizontal Movements:
2/7
F-5 Subordinate Rigidity:
2/7

Pe Explorer

PF-1 Restless Momentum:
2/7
PF-2 Toggling Eyes:
4/7
PF-3 Body Swaying:
2/7
PF-4 Casual Hands:
2/7
PF-5 Alert Perk-ups:
4/7

Pi Worldview

RF-1 Viscous Inertia:
RF-2 Fixed Gaze:
RF-3 Diagonal Eye-Drifts:
RF-4 Searching Scowling:
2/7
RF-5 Narrow Head Zoning:

Fi/Te

Ca-1 Taut Nasolabial Area:
2/7
Ca-2 Vertical Snarling Smiles:
Ca-3 Four Point Pulling:
2/7
Ca-4 Wobbling Lips:
2/7
Ca-5 Asymmetrical Smirks:
Ca-6 Sassy Movements:
Ca-7 Plateau Velocity:
Ca-8 Nasal-Breathy Voice:
Ca-9 Grasping Hands:

Ni/Se

Gr-1 Taut Preseptal Area:
Gr-2 Lax Pretarsal Area:
Gr-3 Taut Outer Edges:
Gr-4 Intense Scowling:
Gr-5 Pointed Eye Toggles:
Gr-6 Eye-Head Parallel Motion:
Gr-7 Grounding Effect:
Gr-8 Bodily Awareness:

Ti/Fe

Ms-1 Lax Nasolabial Area:
7/7
Ms-2 Horizontal Curtain Smiles:
7/7
Ms-3 Two Point Pulling:
7/7
Ms-4 Symmetrical Lips:
7/7
Ms-5 Emotional Neutralization:
2/7
Ms-6 Coordinated Movements:
7/7
Ms-7 Parabolic Velocity:
7/7
Ms-8 Diaphragm-Faint Voice:
4/7
Ms-9 Puppeteer Hands:

Ne/Si

Su-1 Lax Preseptal Area:
7/7
Su-2 Taut Pretarsal Area:
7/7
Su-3 Lax Outer Edges:
7/7
Su-4 Concerned Scowling:
2/7
Su-5 Brushstrokes Eye Toggles:
4/7
Su-6 Eye-Head Trailing Motions:
4/7
Su-7 Levity Effect:
Su-8 Quirky Skits:
4/7

Unguarded

Eu-1 Responsive Nodding:
2/7
Eu-2 Polite Smiling:
7/7
Eu-3 Bashful Body Movements:

Guarded

Eg-1 Upset Mouth Tension:
Eg-2 Assertive Pushing:
Eg-3 Stern Expressions:

Fallen Affect

FA-1 Fallen Affect: