Imagining is Not Observing: The Role of Simulation Processes Within the Mimicry-Liking Expressway

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dc.abstract.enIndividuals automatically mimic a wide range of different behaviors, and such mimicking behavior has several social benefits. One of the landmark findings in the literature is that being mimicked increases liking for the mimicker. Research in cognitive neuroscience demonstrated that mentally simulating motor actions is neurophysiologically similar to engaging in these actions. Such research would predict that merely imagining being mimicked produces the same results as actually experiencing mimicry. To test this prediction, we conducted two experiments. In Experiment 1, being mimicked increased liking for the mimicker only when mimicry was directly experienced, but not when it was merely imagined. Experiment 2 replicated this finding within a high-powered online sample: merely imagining being mimicked does not produce the same effects as being actually mimicked. Theoretical and practical implications of these experiments are discussed.
dc.affiliationWydział Psychologii we Wrocławiu
dc.affiliationInstytut Psychologii
dc.contributor.authorKulesza, Wojciech
dc.contributor.authorChrobot, Nina
dc.contributor.authorDoliński, Dariusz
dc.contributor.authorMuniak, Paweł
dc.contributor.authorBińkowska, Dominika
dc.contributor.authorGrzyb, Tomasz
dc.contributor.authorGenschow, Oliver
dc.date.access2022-09
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-27T08:34:58Z
dc.date.available2024-06-27T08:34:58Z
dc.date.created2022-02-03
dc.date.issued2022-09
dc.description.abstract<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Individuals automatically mimic a wide range of different behaviors, and such mimicking behavior has several social benefits. One of the landmark findings in the literature is that being mimicked increases liking for the mimicker. Research in cognitive neuroscience demonstrated that mentally simulating motor actions is neurophysiologically similar to engaging in these actions. Such research would predict that merely imagining being mimicked produces the same results as actually experiencing mimicry. To test this prediction, we conducted two experiments. In Experiment 1, being mimicked increased liking for the mimicker only when mimicry was directly experienced, but not when it was merely imagined. Experiment 2 replicated this finding within a high-powered online sample: merely imagining being mimicked does not produce the same effects as being actually mimicked. Theoretical and practical implications of these experiments are discussed.</jats:p>
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dc.description.issue3
dc.description.physical233–246
dc.description.versionfinal_published
dc.description.volume46
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10919-022-00399-1
dc.identifier.issn0191-5886
dc.identifier.issn1573-3653
dc.identifier.urihttps://share.swps.edu.pl/handle/swps/757
dc.identifier.weblinkhttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10919-022-00399-1
dc.languageen
dc.pbn.affiliationpsychologia
dc.rightsCC-BY
dc.rights.questionYes_rights
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dc.subject.enMimicry
dc.subject.enImitation
dc.subject.enChameleon effect
dc.subject.enImagination
dc.subject.enMental simulation
dc.subject.enLiking
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dc.titleImagining is Not Observing: The Role of Simulation Processes Within the Mimicry-Liking Expressway
dc.title.journalJournal of Nonverbal Behavior
dc.typeJournalArticle
dspace.entity.typeArticle