Universität zu Köln

Genschow, Oliver ORCID: 0000-0001-6322-4392, van den Bossche, Sofie, Cracco, Emiel ORCID: 0000-0003-4043-5992, Bardi, Lara ORCID: 0000-0002-1678-647X, Rigoni, Davide ORCID: 0000-0001-9045-3190 and Brass, Marcel ORCID: 0000-0002-3364-4019 (2017). Mimicry and automatic imitation are not correlated. PLoS One, 12 (9). SAN FRANCISCO: PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE. ISSN 1932-6203

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Abstract

It is widely known that individuals have a tendency to imitate each other. However, different psychological disciplines assess imitation in different manners. While social psychologists assess mimicry by means of action observation, cognitive psychologists assess automatic imitation with reaction time based measures on a trial-by-trial basis. Although these methods differ in crucial methodological aspects, both phenomena are assumed to rely on similar underlying mechanisms. This raises the fundamental question whether mimicry and automatic imitation are actually correlated. In the present research we assessed both phenomena and did not find a meaningful correlation. Moreover, personality traits such as empathy, autism traits, and traits related to self-versus other-focus did not correlate with mimicry or automatic imitation either. Theoretical implications are discussed.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Genschow, Oliver UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0001-6322-4392 UNSPECIFIED van den Bossche, Sofie UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Cracco, Emiel UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0003-4043-5992 UNSPECIFIED Bardi, Lara UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-1678-647X UNSPECIFIED Rigoni, Davide UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0001-9045-3190 UNSPECIFIED Brass, Marcel UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-3364-4019 UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-217981
DOI:	10.1371/journal.pone.0183784
Journal or Publication Title:	PLoS One
Volume:	12
Number:	9
Date:	2017
Publisher:	PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE
Place of Publication:	SAN FRANCISCO
ISSN:	1932-6203
Language:	English
Faculty:	Faculty of Human Sciences Faculty of Management, Economy and Social Sciences
Divisions:	Faculty of Human Sciences > Department Psychologie Center of Excellence C-SEB
Subjects:	Psychology
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language SPECTRUM QUOTIENT AQ; REGULATORY FOCUS; BEHAVIORAL CONSEQUENCES; PERSPECTIVE-TAKING; PRIORI LIKING; AUTISM; MOTOR; MOVEMENT; CHAMELEON; VALIDITY Multiple languages Multidisciplinary Sciences Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/21798