Investigating the Relationship between Stable Personality Characteristics and Automatic Imitation. [PDF]
Automatic imitation is a cornerstone of nonverbal communication that fosters rapport between interaction partners. Recent research has suggested that stable dimensions of personality are antecedents to automatic imitation, but the empirical evidence ...
Emily E Butler +2 more
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Automatic imitation is reduced in narcissists but only in egocentric perspective-takers
Narcissism is a prevalent personality trait associated with low concern for others and high self-focus. Congruently, reduced automatic imitation in narcissists was reported in one study (23 participants), but it was not replicated in another (57 ...
Henryk Bukowski, Dana Samson
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The relationship between inhibition of automatic imitation and personal cognitive styles [PDF]
Background Previous studies have demonstrated the importance of the inhibition of automatic imitation in social interactions. Additionally, cognitive traits are known to vary among individuals.
Yuki Nishimura +2 more
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Automatic imitation in dogs. [PDF]
After preliminary training to open a sliding door using their head and their paw, dogs were given a discrimination task in which they were rewarded with food for opening the door using the same method (head or paw) as demonstrated by their owner (compatible group), or for opening the door using the alternative method (incompatible group).
Range F, Huber L, Heyes C.
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Imitation and interindividual differences: Belief in free will is not related to automatic imitation
It is well known that individuals have the tendency to automatically imitate each other and that such imitative behavior is fostered by perceiving intentions in others' actions.
Mareike Westfal +2 more
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Social attitudes modulate automatic imitation [PDF]
In naturalistic interpersonal settings, mimicry or 'automatic imitation' generates liking, affiliation, cooperation and other positive social attitudes. The purpose of this study was to find out whether the relationship between social attitudes and mimicry is bidirectional: Do social attitudes have a direct and specific effect on mimicry?
Leighton, Jane +3 more
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The influence of prosocial priming on visual perspective taking and automatic imitation. [PDF]
Imitation and perspective taking are core features of non-verbal social interactions. We imitate one another to signal a desire to affiliate and consider others' points of view to better understand their perspective.
Rachel Newey +2 more
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Automatic imitation in budgerigars. [PDF]
A fully automated procedure, involving computer-controlled stimulus presentation and computer-recorded response measurement, was used for the first time to study imitation in non-human animals. After preliminary training to peck and step on a manipulandum, budgerigars were given a discrimination task in which they were rewarded with food for pecking ...
Mui R, Haselgrove M, Pearce J, Heyes C.
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Heartfelt imitation: High interoceptive awareness is linked to greater automatic imitation [PDF]
'Interoceptive awareness', defined as the individual's awareness of internal body signals, modulates self/other distinction under conditions of multisensory integration. We examined here, for the first time, the potential impact of interoceptive awareness on self/other distinction in the motor domain.
Vivien Ainley +2 more
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How much imitation is there in a shadowing task? [PDF]
Phonetic imitation, also called phonetic convergence, is currently at the heart of numerous investigations since it can inform us on both the nature of lexical representations and the link between production and perception processes in spoken language ...
Sophie eDufour, Noel eNguyen
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