Highlights•People mimic others' facial and emotional expressions, behavioral movements,
and verbal patterns.•Many social factors can facilitate or inhibit mimicry.•Mimicry has …

Compared to our understanding of neurocognitive processes involved producing mimicry,
the downstream consequences of being mimicked are less clear. A wide variety of positive …

The goal of this article is to discuss theoretical arguments concerning the idea that emotional
mimicry is an intrinsic part of our social being and thus can be considered a social act. For …

Interpersonal coordination, the extent to which social partners coordinate each other's
postures and mannerisms, acts as a “social glue” that serves both individual and social …

This paper joins an effort to build a relational approach to law practice by testing mimicry as
a vehicle for building trust in a legal context. Mimicry research indicates that this …

Unrealistic optimism bias appears when a person perceives oneself–in comparison to peers–
as less at risk from threats. This bias has been widely reported and the consequences are …

Mimicry enhances one's judgments of the mimicker when it is directed toward the self.
However, often interactions do not involve only the participants; observers also judge …

Numerous experiments have proven that mimicry is highly beneficial (mainly to the mimicker
but also to the mimickee). Some studies have shown initial data suggesting the potential of …

What is the role of emotional mimicry in intergroup relations? There are different theoretical
accounts of the function and underlying processes of emotional mimicry. A review of …

Het proefschrift behandelt de reacties van leken en juridische professionals (strafrechters en
officieren van justitie) op emotionele slachtoffers van ernstige misdrijven. Hoewel men zou …