Skip to main content

Sage Social Science Thesaurus

Search from vocabulary

Content language

Concept information

... > social science subjects > business and management > organization studies > organization studies encyc > leadership theory > influence (psychology) > stealing thunder
... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > group dynamics > organizational behavior > leadership theory > influence (psychology) > stealing thunder
... > social science subjects > business and management > organization studies > organizational behavior > leadership theory > influence (psychology) > stealing thunder
... > social science subjects > business and management > organization studies > organization studies encyc > organizational behavior > leadership theory > influence (psychology) > stealing thunder
... > social science subjects > psychology > applied psychology > industrial psychology > organizational structure, design, and change > organizational behavior > leadership theory > influence (psychology) > stealing thunder
... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > group dynamics > organizational behavior > influence (psychology) > stealing thunder
... > social science subjects > business and management > organization studies > organizational behavior > influence (psychology) > stealing thunder
... > social science subjects > business and management > organization studies > organization studies encyc > organizational behavior > influence (psychology) > stealing thunder
... > social science subjects > psychology > applied psychology > industrial psychology > organizational structure, design, and change > organizational behavior > influence (psychology) > stealing thunder
social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > influence (psychology) > stealing thunder
... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > group dynamics > group influence > power (sociology) > types of power > influence (psychology) > stealing thunder

Preferred term

stealing thunder  

Definition

  • Definition Stealing thunder is a social influence tactic in which in anticipation of negative information being revealed about a person, that person chooses to reveal it first. By doing so, the negative impact is reduced or, in some cases, eliminated. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Psychology; Stealing Thunder]

Broader concept

Belongs to group

URI

https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/stealing_thunder

Download this concept:

RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD