Critically, male voters were more likely to vote for male candidates only if they appeared competent [r (60) = 0.53, p<0.005] (see Figure 2, bottom right), whereas they were more likely to vote for female candidates if they appeared both attractive [r (46) = 0.78, p<0.0003] (see Figure 2, bottom left) and competent [r (46) = 0.72, p<0.03] (see Figure 2, bottom left).
The moderates love the conspiracies because it makes them appear competent and powerful.
Not only will it create a sense of loneliness for the individual midwife but midwives may seek to appear competent because they lack the trust and confidence to discuss their lack of competence with colleagues [ 18].
He just needs to appear competent, well-intentioned and reassuring.
Whoever ends up replacing Miliband needs to appear competent and have a world view.
Some experts say many seriously ill people who appear competent may actually have impaired abilities to make complicated medical decisions.
Having the baddies appear competent with bows and arrows only to hear them descend into bickering moments later was also a nice touch.
That event precipitated a sharp improvement in Mr. Romney's favorability ratings as voters saw him share the stage with Mr. Obama, and appear competent, confident and presidential.
She has struggled against, she insists, macho French culture to appear competent, but has made a string of foreign-policy gaffes.
After all, there is nothing like a sixty-seven-year-old person flinching after something is whipped at her head and then not understanding what happened to make her appear competent and authoritative.
In fact, success is often tied to ego, and many leaders talk about the pressure to appear competent and flawless, while humility might be interpreted as weakness, indecisiveness, or lack of confidence.
