Mimicry and automatic imitation are not correlated. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 It is widely known that individuals have a tendency to imitate each other. However, different psychological disciplines assess imitation in different manners.
Oliver Genschow +5 more
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Group Dynamics in Automatic Imitation. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Imitation-matching the configural body movements of another individual-plays a crucial part in social interaction. We investigated whether automatic imitation is not only influenced by who we imitate (ingroup vs.
Ilka H Gleibs +3 more
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Automatic imitation of intransitive actions in macaws [PDF]
iScienceSummary: Automatic imitation is the involuntary tendency of humans to copy others’ actions even when counterproductive. We examined the automatic imitation of intransitive actions in blue-throated macaws (Ara glaucogularis), employing a stimulus-response-
Esha Haldar +2 more
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Intentional synchronisation affects automatic imitation and source memory [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2021 Acting in synchrony is a fundamental part of many social interactions and can have pro-social consequences. Explanations for this relationship were investigated here using implicit measures of imitation (automatic imitation task) and memory (preference ...
Liam Cross +2 more
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Does the threat of COVID-19 modulate automatic imitation? [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2023 The tendency to involuntarily imitate the actions of others (automatic imitation) can be modulated by social affiliative cues. Here, we explored whether the disruption to our social lives caused by the COVID-19 pandemic may subsequently influence ...
James W Roberts, Simon J Bennett
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The effect of automatic imitation in serial movements with different effectors [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 Individuals often imitate the postures or gestures of others in everyday life, without even being aware. This behavioral tendency is known as “automatic imitation” in laboratory settings and is thought to play a crucial role in social interactions ...
Hiroshi Ito
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A neural signature for combined action observation and motor imagery? An fNIRS study into prefrontal activation, automatic imitation, and self–other perceptions [PDF]
Brain and Behavior, 2022 Introduction Research indicates that both observed and imagined actions can be represented in the brain as two parallel sensorimotor representations.
Jonathan R. Emerson +5 more
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Group membership does not modulate automatic imitation. [PDF]
Psychol Res, 2022 AbstractIndividuals have the automatic tendency to imitate each other. A key prediction of different theories explaining automatic imitation is that individuals imitate in-group members more strongly than out-group members. However, the empirical basis for this prediction is rather inconclusive. Only a few experiments have investigated the influence of
Genschow O +3 more
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Enhanced automatic action imitation and intact imitation- inhibition in schizophrenia [PDF]
Schizophrenia Bulletin, 2018 Imitation plays a key role in social learning and in facilitating social interactions and likely constitutes a basic building block of social cognition that supports higher-level social abilities.
Bilksted, Vibeke +6 more
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The influence of facial signals on the automatic imitation of hand actions [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2016 Imitation and facial signals are fundamental social cues that guide interactions with others, but little is known regarding the relationship between these behaviours.
Emily E Butler +3 more
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